Open AccessIncidence of thyroid cancer and medical cost among patients with newly diagnosed thyroid nodules in Korea
Author(s) -
Min Kyung Hyun,
Jong Hee Kim,
JinWon Kwon
Publication year - 2019
Publication title -
journal of cancer research and therapeutics/journal of cancer research and therapeutics
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.475
H-Index - 39
eISSN - 0973-1482
pISSN - 1998-4138
DOI - 10.4103/0973-1482.204895
Subject(s) - medicine , thyroid cancer , thyroid nodules , thyroid , incidence (geometry) , nodule (geology) , thyroidectomy , retrospective cohort study , cancer , medical record , pediatrics , paleontology , physics , optics , biology
The frequency of newly diagnosed thyroid nodules is increasing in South Korea. However, few studies have investigated the incidence of thyroid cancer in patients with thyroid nodules using national data. Therefore, this study was conducted to investigate the incidence of thyroid cancer and medical costs among patients newly diagnosed with thyroid nodules in South Korea.