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==Epidemiology== | ==Epidemiology== | ||
==Demographics== | ==Demographics== | ||
===Age=== | |||
The incidence of toxic adenoma increases with age; the median age at diagnosis is 50 years. | |||
===Race=== | |||
There is no racial predilection to toxic adenoma. | |||
===Gender=== | ===Gender=== | ||
*Similar to any thyroid disease females are more commonly affected by toxic adenoma than males. | *Similar to any thyroid disease females are more commonly affected by toxic adenoma than males. | ||
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Editor-In-Chief: C. Michael Gibson, M.S., M.D. [1] ; Associate Editor(s)-in-Chief: Aditya Ganti M.B.B.S. [2]
Overveiw
Epidemiology
Demographics
Age
The incidence of toxic adenoma increases with age; the median age at diagnosis is 50 years.
Race
There is no racial predilection to toxic adenoma.
Gender
- Similar to any thyroid disease females are more commonly affected by toxic adenoma than males.
- In women and men, the prevalence rate of palpable nodules is 5-7% and 1-2%, respectively.