%0 Journal Article
%T Ultrasonographic Prevalence of Thyroid Incidentaloma in Bushehr, Southern Iran
%A A Mohammadi
%A E Amirazodi
%A S Masudi
%A A Pedram
%J Iranian Journal of Radiology
%D 2009
%I Tehran University of Medical Sciences
%X Background/Objective: Thyroid nodule is one of the most common endocrine disorders. 5%- 10% of thyroid nodules undergo malignant degeneration. The objective of this study was to determine the prevalence of thyroid incidentaloma in Bushehr, southern Iran."nPatients and Methods: A total of 1503 consecutive 15 to 65-year-old patients who were referred to Fatemeh Zahra Hospital for any ultrasonographic examination other than the thyroid gland were included in this study. All patients underwent dedicated thyroid ultrasound by a 10 MHz linear probe for detection of thyroid nodules in the supine position."nResults: The prevalence of thyroid nodules was 13.6%. The nodules were observed in 17.5% of the women and 8.5% of the men. 61.8% of the nodules were smaller than 1 cm. Thyroid nodules were more frequent in older people."nConclusion: Bushehr has a high prevalence of thyroid nodules. The prevalence is age dependent and is higher in women than men.
%K Ultrasonography
%K Thyroid
%K Nodule
%K Prevalence
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