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==Overview== | ==Overview== | ||
==Epidemiology and Demographics== | ==Epidemiology and Demographics== | ||
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* | * The incidence of thyroid nodule is estimated to be 9 million per year in Unites States. | ||
===Case Fatality Rate=== | ===Case Fatality Rate=== | ||
* Thyroid adenoma is a benign non life threatening condition. | * Thyroid adenoma is a benign non life threatening condition. | ||
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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
Incidence
- The incidence of thyroid nodule is estimated to be 9 million per year in Unites States.
Case Fatality Rate
- Thyroid adenoma is a benign non life threatening condition.
Age
- Thyroid adenoma are more common in people > 50 years of age.
Gender
- Thyroid adenoma are more common in women.
- 6% of women are affected by thyroid adenoma.
- 1-2% of men are affected by thyroid adenoma.