Korean J Med > Volume 77(5); 2009 > Article
The Korean Journal of Medicine 2009;77(5):537-542.
Incidence and clinical characteristics of thyroid cancer in Korea
Hwa Young Ahn, Young Joo Park
우리나라 갑상선암의 발생 현황 및 특징
안화영, 박영주
Abstract
The incidence of thyroid cancer is steadily increasing in many countries including Korea. Especially in Korea, the incidence of thyroid cancer is very rapidly increasing during several decades; from 2005 Annual Report of the Korea Center Cancer Registry, thyroid cancer ranked the fifth among all cancers (incidence rate was 8.9%). Moreover the incidence of thyroid cancer was 16.7% in female and now thyroid cancer was reported the most common cancer in Korean female. Among several thyroid cancers, papillary thyroid cancer (PTC) is rapidly increasing due to the increased detection of papillary thyroid microcarcinoma (PMC). Until now, PMC showed little significant differences among clinical characteristics or prognosis compared with PTC, thus the optimal treatment strategy of PMC remains controversial. Therefore, to establish the optimal treatment and follow up program about thyroid cancer, we should investigate clinical characteristics, prognosis and predictive factors of PMC more closely.
Key Words: Thyroid cancer; Korea; Incidence; Clinical characteristics


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