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* The incidence of medullary thyroid cancer is approximately 1000 per 100,000 individuals in the United States per year. | * The incidence of medullary thyroid cancer is approximately 1000 per 100,000 individuals in the United States per year. | ||
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* | * Sporadic form of medullary thyroid cancer commonly presents in the fifth and sixth decade of life.<ref name="WellsAsa2015">{{cite journal|last1=Wells|first1=Samuel A.|last2=Asa|first2=Sylvia L.|last3=Dralle|first3=Henning|last4=Elisei|first4=Rossella|last5=Evans|first5=Douglas B.|last6=Gagel|first6=Robert F.|last7=Lee|first7=Nancy|last8=Machens|first8=Andreas|last9=Moley|first9=Jeffrey F.|last10=Pacini|first10=Furio|last11=Raue|first11=Friedhelm|last12=Frank-Raue|first12=Karin|last13=Robinson|first13=Bruce|last14=Rosenthal|first14=M. Sara|last15=Santoro|first15=Massimo|last16=Schlumberger|first16=Martin|last17=Shah|first17=Manisha|last18=Waguespack|first18=Steven G.|title=Revised American Thyroid Association Guidelines for the Management of Medullary Thyroid Carcinoma|journal=Thyroid|volume=25|issue=6|year=2015|pages=567–610|issn=1050-7256|doi=10.1089/thy.2014.0335}}</ref> | ||
* The familial form tends to appear earlier in life. | |||
===Gender=== | ===Gender=== | ||
* Medullary thyroid cancer affects men and women equally. | * Medullary thyroid cancer affects men and women equally. | ||
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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
The incidence of medullary thyroid cancer is approximately 1000 per 100,000 individuals in the United States per year. The incidence of medullary thyroid cancer increases with age; the median age at diagnosis peaks in the third to fourth decade.
Epidemiology and Demographics
Incidence
- The incidence of medullary thyroid cancer is approximately 1000 per 100,000 individuals in the United States per year.
Age
- Sporadic form of medullary thyroid cancer commonly presents in the fifth and sixth decade of life.[1]
- The familial form tends to appear earlier in life.
Gender
- Medullary thyroid cancer affects men and women equally.
References
- ↑ Wells, Samuel A.; Asa, Sylvia L.; Dralle, Henning; Elisei, Rossella; Evans, Douglas B.; Gagel, Robert F.; Lee, Nancy; Machens, Andreas; Moley, Jeffrey F.; Pacini, Furio; Raue, Friedhelm; Frank-Raue, Karin; Robinson, Bruce; Rosenthal, M. Sara; Santoro, Massimo; Schlumberger, Martin; Shah, Manisha; Waguespack, Steven G. (2015). "Revised American Thyroid Association Guidelines for the Management of Medullary Thyroid Carcinoma". Thyroid. 25 (6): 567–610. doi:10.1089/thy.2014.0335. ISSN 1050-7256.