title: Incidence rate of thyroid cancer in Neuquén (2001-2012).
abstract: During the past decades, an increasing incidence of thyroid cancer (TC) has been reported worldwide. In Argentina there is no national cancer registry, and its incidence has therefore not been established. The aim of our study was to determine the incidence of TC in the province of Neuquén and to compare it to that reported in the literature. The medical records of 229 patients admitted over a period of 12 years (2001 to 2012) were used for data analysis. Tumor size, age, sex, and histological type were evaluated. The study period was divided into four three-year periods, and differences in each of these features were analyzed. We found an incidence of 4.72/100,000 inhabitants/year, and almost all patients had papillary TC. TC was five times more common in females as compared to males (7.78 and 1.55 respectively). Mean tumor size was 22.2 ± 1.1 mm. Tumor size was significantly greater in men (31.8 ± 3.7 mm) than in women (20.4 ± 1.0 mm). When grouped by three-year periods, a higher number of cases was found in the last one (47, 49, 49 and 84 respectively). As regards tumor distribution by size, there was a significant decrease in mean tumor size in the fourth period and an increase in the proportion of tumors <10mm. We report an increase in TC incidence in the Argentinean province of Neuquén which is similar to the overall increase reported in the international literature.
authors.affiliation: Sociedad de Endocrinología de Neuquén y Rio Negro.
authors.forename: Marcos Alejandro
authors.initials: MA
authors.lastname: Cohen Sabban
authors.affiliation: Sociedad de Endocrinología de Neuquén y Rio Negro.
authors.forename: Cintia
authors.initials: C
authors.lastname: Palmero
authors.affiliation: Sociedad de Endocrinología de Neuquén y Rio Negro.
authors.forename: Beatriz
authors.initials: B
authors.lastname: Bertrand
authors.affiliation: Sociedad de Endocrinología de Neuquén y Rio Negro.
authors.forename: Ana
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Aiello
authors.affiliation: Sociedad de Endocrinología de Neuquén y Rio Negro.
authors.forename: Amalia
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Ghiglioni
authors.affiliation: Servicio de Anatomía Patológica, Hospital Castro Rendón, Neuquén, Argentina.
authors.forename: Maria Celina
authors.initials: MC
authors.lastname: Mac Donell
authors.affiliation: CEMICo, Neuquén, Argentina.
authors.forename: Cecilia
authors.initials: C
authors.lastname: Croci
authors.affiliation: Centro Privado de Patología, Neuquén, Argentina.
authors.forename: Patricia
authors.initials: P
authors.lastname: Cabaeiro
authors.affiliation: Comisión Nacional de Energía Atómica-CONICET, Buenos Aires, Argentina. Electronic address: marcoscohensabban@yahoo.com.ar.
authors.forename: Guillermo Juan
authors.initials: GJ
authors.lastname: Juvenal
mesh_terms: D018263:Adenocarcinoma, Follicular / Q000453:epidemiology* / Q000473:pathology; D000293:Adolescent; D000328:Adult; D017677:Age Distribution; D000368:Aged; D001118:Argentina / Q000453:epidemiology; D002291:Carcinoma, Papillary / Q000453:epidemiology* / Q000473:pathology; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D015994:Incidence; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D009017:Morbidity / Q000639:trends; D012307:Risk Factors; D017678:Sex Distribution; D013964:Thyroid Neoplasms / Q000453:epidemiology* / Q000473:pathology; D047368:Tumor Burden; D055815:Young Adult
keywords: Cancer; Cáncer; Epidemiology; Epidemiología; Neuquén; Papilar; Papillary; Thyroid; Tiroides