Screening of thyroid nodules in 1125 healthy adults of Yantaishan Hospital

VernacularTitle:烟台山医院1125例健康职工甲状腺结节调查
Author: Liangyan ZHANG ; Chuanhong LI ; Guoliang SUI
Publication Type:Journal Article
Keywords: Thyroid nodule; High frequency probe and color Doppler ultrasonography; Healthy adults screening
From: Journal of Endocrine Surgery 2011;05(2):112-113
CountryChina
Language:Chinese
Abstract: Objective To investigate the prevalence of thyroid nodule(TN)in healthy adults of Yantaishan Hospital.Methods High frequency probe and color Doppler uhrasonography were applied to TN screening in 1125 employees of Yantaishah Hospital.Results In the 1125 adults of Yantaishan Hospital.418 were found to have TN.accounting for 37.2%of all employees.TN incidence increased with age.Thyroid nodule detection rate in female was higher than that in male(40.2%in females and 23.6%in male).The magnitude of the minimum nodule was 2 mm×1 mm in size.13 cases of TN were proved to be thyroid carcinoma.consisting 1.16%of all adults examined.Conclusion The incidence of TN and thyroid carcinoma in Yantaishan Hospital is highcr than that reported in other areas,indicating the necessity of carrying out TN screening among the healthy population.