Our study was prompted by the observation that a large number of patients with DTC attending our hospital were from the area around the volcano Mt. Vesuvius (Campania, Italy). In an attempt to shed light on a possible association between volcanoes and DTC, we retrospectively examined 500 new cases admitted to the University of Federico II of Naples in Campania from 2000 to 2009. Age, sex, tumor size, lymph-node invasion, distant metastases, and cancer histotype were analyzed. We recorded the place of birth and of residence of each patient.In conclusion, we found a higher risk of papillary thyroid cancer and an earlier onset of this disease in the Vesuvius area than in other areas of Campania, although the risk was not as high as around Mt. Etna
Under the Shadow of Vesuvius: A Risk for Thyroid Cancer? / Biondi, Bernadette; Arpaia, D; Montuori, Paolo; Ciancia, G; Ippolito, S; Pettinato, Guido; Triassi, Maria. - In: THYROID. - ISSN 1050-7256. - ELETTRONICO. - (2012), pp. 1-3. [10.1089/thy.2012.0002]
Under the Shadow of Vesuvius: A Risk for Thyroid Cancer?
BIONDI, BERNADETTE
;MONTUORI, PAOLO;PETTINATO, GUIDO;TRIASSI, MARIA
2012
Abstract
Our study was prompted by the observation that a large number of patients with DTC attending our hospital were from the area around the volcano Mt. Vesuvius (Campania, Italy). In an attempt to shed light on a possible association between volcanoes and DTC, we retrospectively examined 500 new cases admitted to the University of Federico II of Naples in Campania from 2000 to 2009. Age, sex, tumor size, lymph-node invasion, distant metastases, and cancer histotype were analyzed. We recorded the place of birth and of residence of each patient.In conclusion, we found a higher risk of papillary thyroid cancer and an earlier onset of this disease in the Vesuvius area than in other areas of Campania, although the risk was not as high as around Mt. EtnaI documenti in IRIS sono protetti da copyright e tutti i diritti sono riservati, salvo diversa indicazione.
