Thyroid nodule risk factors: Difference between revisions
Jump to navigation
Jump to search
| Line 7: | Line 7: | ||
Other factors associated with an increased risk of thyroid nodules and goiter include: | Other factors associated with an increased risk of thyroid nodules and goiter include: | ||
* Hard nodule | * Hard nodule | ||
* Nodule that is stuck to nearby structures | * Nodule that is stuck to nearby structures | ||
* Family history of thyroid cancer | * Family history of thyroid cancer | ||
* Younger than 20 or older than 70 | * Younger than 20 or older than 70 | ||
* History of radiation exposure to the head or neck | * History of radiation exposure to the head or neck | ||
* Male gender | * Male gender | ||
* | * Smoking 11863477 | ||
* Alcohol consumption 18031329 | |||
* Insulin-like growth factor 1 (IGF-1) levels | |||
thyroid nodules in men and decreased serum TSH levels in women | |||
17666480 | |||
* Uterine fibroids 17988198 | |||
Factors associated with a possible decreased risk include: | |||
* Oral contraceptive use 12100072 | |||
* Use of statins (associated with a reduced risk of nodules on ultrasound) | |||
** reduced prevalence, number and volume of thyroid nodules 17666091 | |||
* | |||
==References== | ==References== | ||
Revision as of 18:58, 20 July 2017
|
Thyroid nodule Microchapters |
|
Diagnosis |
|---|
|
Treatment |
|
Case Studies |
|
Thyroid nodule risk factors On the Web |
|
American Roentgen Ray Society Images of Thyroid nodule risk factors |
|
Risk calculators and risk factors for Thyroid nodule risk factors |
Editor-In-Chief: C. Michael Gibson, M.S., M.D. [1]
Overview
Risk Factors
Other factors associated with an increased risk of thyroid nodules and goiter include:
- Hard nodule
- Nodule that is stuck to nearby structures
- Family history of thyroid cancer
- Younger than 20 or older than 70
- History of radiation exposure to the head or neck
- Male gender
- Smoking 11863477
- Alcohol consumption 18031329
- Insulin-like growth factor 1 (IGF-1) levels
thyroid nodules in men and decreased serum TSH levels in women 17666480
- Uterine fibroids 17988198
Factors associated with a possible decreased risk include:
- Oral contraceptive use 12100072
- Use of statins (associated with a reduced risk of nodules on ultrasound)
- reduced prevalence, number and volume of thyroid nodules 17666091