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Cancer of the thyroid is a relatively uncommon malignancy; the incidence of clinically presenting thyroid carcinoma is approximately 36 per million population per year. A definite etiologic link exists between the development of thyroid cancer and a history of prior exposure to head and neck radiation. The incidence of differentiated thyroid carcinoma following head and neck radiation is 3–7%.
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Kannan, C.R. (1986). Thyroid Cancer. In: Essential Endocrinology. Springer, Boston, MA. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-1-4899-1692-1_19
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