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Column 4. Incidence, Morbidity, and Mortality of Thyroid Carcinoma in Japan

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The estimated incidence of thyroid cancer in Japan in 2003 was 8,069 cases (male: 2,023 cases, female: 6,046 cases). Gross incidence was 3.25 men and 9.26 women and age-adjusted incidence was 2.56 men and 7.17 women per 100,000.

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  1. Division of Head and Neck Surgery, National Center Hospital East, 6-5-1 Kashiwanoha, Kashiwa, Japan

    Masahisa Saikawa

  2. Department of Surgery, Division of Endocrine Surgery, Nippon Medical School, Tokyo, Japan

    Haruki Akasu

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  1. Ito Hospital, 4-3-6 Jinguumae, Shibuya-ku, Tokyo, 150-8308, Japan

    Hiroshi Takami

  2. , Department of Surgery, Kuma Hospital, 8-2-35 Shimoyamate-dori, Chuo-ku, Kobe, 650-0011, Japan

    Yasuhiro Ito

  3. Noguchi Thyroid Clinic and Hospital Foun, 6-33 Noguchinaka-machi, Beppu, 874-0932, Japan

    Hitoshi Noguchi

  4. , Department of Breast and Endocrine Surge, Kanagawa Cancer Center, 1-1-2 Nakao, Asahi-ku, Yokohama, 241-8515, Japan

    Akira Yoshida

  5. , Department of Endocrine Surgery, Tokyo Women's Medical University, 8-1 Kawada- cho, Shinjuku-ku, Tokyo, 162-8666, Japan

    Takahiro Okamoto

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Saikawa, M., Akasu, H. (2013). Column 4. Incidence, Morbidity, and Mortality of Thyroid Carcinoma in Japan. In: Takami, H., Ito, Y., Noguchi, H., Yoshida, A., Okamoto, T. (eds) Treatment of Thyroid Tumor. Springer, Tokyo. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-4-431-54049-6_7

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