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* There are 45,000 cases in the United States every year and this type of carcinoma has the fastest increasing incidence of any malignancy in the thyroid.<ref name=Radiopaedia2015>{{cite web | title = Papillary thyroid cancer [Dr Yuranga Weerakkody and Dr Frank Gaillard et al.].Radiopedia 2015| url = http://radiopaedia.org/articles/papillary-thyroid-cancer Accessed on | * There are 45,000 cases in the United States every year and this type of carcinoma has the fastest increasing incidence of any malignancy in the thyroid.<ref name=Radiopaedia2015>{{cite web | title = Papillary thyroid cancer [Dr Yuranga Weerakkody and Dr Frank Gaillard et al.].Radiopedia 2015| url = http://radiopaedia.org/articles/papillary-thyroid-cancer Accessed on November, 4 2015 }}</ref> | ||
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Editor-In-Chief: C. Michael Gibson, M.S., M.D. [1]; Associate Editor(s)-in-Chief: Ammu Susheela, M.D. [2]
Overview
Epidemiology and Demographics
Prevalence
Incidence
- There are 45,000 cases in the United States every year and this type of carcinoma has the fastest increasing incidence of any malignancy in the thyroid.[1]
Case Fatality Rate
Age
- Papillary thyroid cancer (as is the case with follicular thyroid cancer) typically occurs in the middle-aged, with a peak incidence in the 3rd and 4th decades.
- It occurs more frequently in women and presents in the 20–55 year age group.[2]
Gender
- It is more common in women with a female:male ratio of 1:1.6 - 3:1
Race
Developed Countries
Developing Countries
References
- ↑ Accessed on November, 4 2015 "Papillary thyroid cancer [Dr Yuranga Weerakkody and Dr Frank Gaillard et al.].Radiopedia 2015" Check
|url=value (help). - ↑ Takashima S, Sone S, Takayama F, Wang Q, Kobayashi T, Horii A; et al. (1998). "Papillary thyroid carcinoma: MR diagnosis of lymph node metastasis". AJNR Am J Neuroradiol. 19 (3): 509–13. PMID 9541309.