PREVALENCE OF THYROID NODULAR LESIONS IN CHILDREN AND ADOLESCENTS

HIROKI SHIMURA; SHINICHI SUZUKI; TOSHIHIKO FUKUSHIMA; SANAE MIDORIKAWA; SATORU SUZUKI; NAOMI HAYASHIDA; MISA IMAIZUMI; NORIYUKI OKUBO; YASUSHI ASARI; TAKESHI NIGAWARA; FUMIHIKO FURUYA; KAZUHIKO KOTANI; SHIGEYUKI NAKAJI; AKIRA OTSURU; TAKASHI AKAMIZU; MASAFUMI KITAOKA; NOBORU TAKAMURA; MASAFUMI ABE; HITOSHI OHTO; NOBUYUKI TANIGUCHI; SHUNICHI YAMASHITA

doi:10.5387/fms.2014-28

Fukushima Symposium 2013

PREVALENCE OF THYROID NODULAR LESIONS IN CHILDREN AND ADOLESCENTS

HIROKI SHIMURA, SHINICHI SUZUKI, TOSHIHIKO FUKUSHIMA, SANAE MIDORIKAWA, SATORU SUZUKI, NAOMI HAYASHIDA, MISA IMAIZUMI, NORIYUKI OKUBO, YASUSHI ASARI, TAKESHI NIGAWARA, FUMIHIKO FURUYA, KAZUHIKO KOTANI, SHIGEYUKI NAKAJI, AKIRA OTSURU, TAKASHI AKAMIZU, MASAFUMI KITAOKA, NOBORU TAKAMURA, MASAFUMI ABE, HITOSHI OHTO, NOBUYUKI TANIGUCHI, SHUNICHI YAMASHITA

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HIROKI SHIMURA
Department of Laboratory Medicine, Fukushima Medical University
SHINICHI SUZUKI
Department of Thyroid and Endocrinology, Fukushima Medical University
TOSHIHIKO FUKUSHIMA
Department of Thyroid and Endocrinology, Fukushima Medical University
SANAE MIDORIKAWA
Department of Radiation Health Management, Fukushima Medical University
SATORU SUZUKI
Department of Thyroid and Endocrinology, Fukushima Medical University
NAOMI HAYASHIDA
Department of Global Health, Medicine and Welfare, Nagasaki University
MISA IMAIZUMI
Department of Clinical Studies, Radiation Effects Research Foundation
NORIYUKI OKUBO
Department of Social Medicine, Hirosaki University Graduate School of Medicine
YASUSHI ASARI
Department of Emergency and Disaster Medicine, Hirosaki University Graduate School of Medicine
TAKESHI NIGAWARA
Department of Endocrinology and Metabolism, Hirosaki University Graduate School of Medicine
FUMIHIKO FURUYA
Third Department of Internal Medicine, Interdisciplinary Graduate School of Medicine and Engineering, University of Yamanashi, Department of Social Medicine
KAZUHIKO KOTANI
Department of Clinical Laboratory Medicine, Jichi Medical University
SHIGEYUKI NAKAJI
Department of Social Medicine, Hirosaki University Graduate School of Medicine
AKIRA OTSURU
Department of Radiation Health Management, Fukushima Medical University
TAKASHI AKAMIZU
The First Department of Medicine, Wakayama Medical University
MASAFUMI KITAOKA
Division of Endocrinology and Metabolism, Showa General Hospitaly
NOBORU TAKAMURA
Department of Global Health, Medicine and Welfare, Nagasaki University
MASAFUMI ABE
Radiation Medical Science Center for the Fukushima Health Management Survey, Fukushima Medical University
HITOSHI OHTO
Radiation Medical Science Center for the Fukushima Health Management Survey, Fukushima Medical University
NOBUYUKI TANIGUCHI
Department of Clinical Laboratory Medicine, Jichi Medical University
SHUNICHI YAMASHITA
Radiation Medical Science Center for the Fukushima Health Management Survey, Fukushima Medical University
Department of Radiation Medical Sciences, Atomic Bomb Disease Institute, Nagasaki University

Keywords: thyroid cyst, thyroid nodule, thyroid cancer, ultrasonography, Fukushima

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2014 Volume 60 Issue 2 Pages 196-202

DOI https://doi.org/10.5387/fms.2014-28

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Abstract

Contents
1. Introduction
2. Thyroid ultrasound examination in Fukushima
3. Thyroid ultrasound findings in children in three Japanese prefectures
4. Prevalence of thyroid nodular lesions in children and adolescents
4.1 Thyroid cyst
4.2 Thyroid nodule
4.3 Thyroid cancer
5. SummaryConflict of interestReference

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