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Title:
OCCULT THYROID CARCINOMA IN OLMSTED COUNTY, MINNESOTA: PREVALENCE AT AUTOPSY COMPARED WITH THAT IN HIROSHIMA AND NAGASAKI, JAPAN ( CANCER, DEC 1974 ) ( PARTIAL DOCUMENT )
Document Location:
Location - DOE/NNSA NUCLEAR TESTING ARCHIVE Address - P.O. Box 98521 City - Las Vegas State - NV Zip - 89193-8521 Phone - (702)794-5106 Fax - (702)862-4240 Email - NTA@NV.DOE.GOV
Document Type:
JOURNAL ARTICLE
Publication Date:
1974 Dec 31
Declassification Status:
Never classified
Accession Number:
NV0702300
OpenNet Entry Date:
1994 Aug 27
OpenNet Modified Date:
2017 Dec 21
Description/Abstract:
NINE OCCULT CARCINOMAS OF THE THYROID WERE FOUND IN 157 AUTOPSIES OF DECEASED RESIDENTS OF OLMSTED COUNTY, MINNESOTA, A PREVALENCE OF 5.7 PERCENT. THIS RATE IS SIGNIFICANTLY LOWER THAN THAT REPORTED FROM A PREVIOUS AUTOPSY SERIES FROM HIROSHIMA AND NAGASAKI, JAPAN, IN WHICH SIMILAR PATHOLOGIC METHODS AND DIAGNOSTIC CRITERIA WERE USED. SEX RATIO, AGE DISTRIBUTION, AND RADIATION EXPOSURE ARE CONSIDERED NOT TO EXPLAIN THIS DIFFERENCE. A TRUE DIFFERENCE BETWEEN THE JAPANESE AND AMERICAN POPULATIONS WITH RESPECT TO THE PREVALENCE OF OCCULT THYROID CARCINOMA IS THE MOST LIKELY EXPLANATION OF THESE FINDINGS.