title: An overview of thyroid carcinoma.
abstract: Approximately, 12,000 cases of thyroid carcinoma are diagnosed each year. This disease entity accounts for 1.5 percent of all malignancies and is clinically evident in four percent to seven percent of the United States population. This paper provides an overview of thyroid carcinoma, including types, incidence, predisposing factors, evaluation, and treatment.
authors.affiliation: Department of Surgery, Medical Center of Delaware, Wilmington, USA.
authors.forename: R
authors.initials: R
authors.lastname: Sabbagh
authors.forename: R Z
authors.initials: RZ
authors.lastname: Abdel-Misih
mesh_terms: D000328:Adult; D000368:Aged; D000465:Algorithms; D002277:Carcinoma / Q000453:epidemiology / Q000473:pathology / Q000601:surgery; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D013964:Thyroid Neoplasms / Q000453:epidemiology / Q000473:pathology / Q000601:surgery; D016606:Thyroid Nodule / Q000453:epidemiology / Q000473:pathology / Q000601:surgery; D013965:Thyroidectomy; D014481:United States / Q000453:epidemiology