Does Chernobyl Accident Have Any Effect on Thyroid Cancers in Turkey? a Retrospective Review of Thyroid Cancers from 1982 to 2006

Besides the genetic and environmental factors, radiation is an important aetiological cause in the occurrence of thyroid cancer (TC), particularly papillary carcinoma. Chernobyl disaster led to a dramatic increase in the frequency of TC in Eastern Europe. We aimed to determine the data of TC in our...

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Published in:ENDOCRINE JOURNAL 2008, Vol.55(2), pp.325-330
Main Authors: ZENGI, Ayhan, KARADENIZ, Muammer, ERDOGAN, Mehmet, OZGEN, Ahmet Gökhan, SAYGILI, Fusun, YILMAZ, Candeger, KABALAK, Taylan
Format: Article
Language:eng ; jpn
Subjects:
Adenocarcinoma, Follicular - epidemiology
Adolescent
Adult
Aged
Aged, 80 and over
Carcinoma, Papillary - epidemiology
Chernobyl disaster
Chernobyl Nuclear Accident
Female
Humans
Incidence
Male
Middle Aged
Neoplasms, Radiation-Induced - epidemiology
Retrospective review
Retrospective Studies
Thyroid cancers
Thyroid Neoplasms - epidemiology
Turkey - epidemiology
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Summary:Besides the genetic and environmental factors, radiation is an important aetiological cause in the occurrence of thyroid cancer (TC), particularly papillary carcinoma. Chernobyl disaster led to a dramatic increase in the frequency of TC in Eastern Europe. We aimed to determine the data of TC in our unit from 1982 to 2006 and whether Chernobyl disaster has a possible effect on TC distribution. The data of 351 patients with TC are reviewed retrospectively. The dates at diagnosis were classified in five time periods. The ratios of TCs in our unit were concordant with the literature. Comparing the five 5-year periods, there was a significant decrease in the ratio of follicular carcinoma (p0.05). The ratio of papillary microcarcinoma increased (p
ISSN:0918-8959
1348-4540
DOI:10.1507/endocrj.K08E-007