Thyroid disorders and breast cancer risk in Asian population: a nationwide population-based case-control study in Taiwan.

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Thyroid disorders and breast cancer risk in Asian population: a nationwide population-based case-control study in Taiwan.

BMJ Open. 2018 Mar 30;8(3):e020194

Authors: Weng CH, Chen YH, Lin CH, Luo X, Lin TH

Abstract
OBJECTIVE: To evaluate whether hyperthyroidism or hypothyroidism increases the risk of subsequent breast cancer in an Asian population.
DESIGN: Nationwide population-based case-control study.
SETTING: All healthcare facilities in Taiwan.
PARTICIPANTS: A total of 103 466 women (mean age 53.3 years) were enrolled.
METHODS: 51 733 adult women with newly diagnosed primary breast cancer without a previous cancer history between 2006 and 2011 were identified and included in our study. 51 733 women with no cancer diagnosis prior to the index date were age matched as controls. Diagnosis of hyperthyroidism or hypothyroidism prior to the diagnosis of breast cancer or the same index date was identified, age, histories of thyroid disease treatment, oestrogen use and radioactive iodine treatment were adjusted.
MAIN OUTCOME MEASURES: To identify risk differences in developing breast cancer among patients with a medical history of hyperthyroidism or hypothyroidism.
RESULTS: There was a significantly increased risk of breast cancer in women with hyperthyroidism under the age of 55 years (age <45: OR 1.16, P=0.049; age 45-55: OR 1.15, P=0.019). Patients with hypothyroidism also showed an increased risk of breast cancer (OR 1.19, P=0.029) without statistical significance after stratification by age group (age <45, 45-55, >55 years). Treatment for thyroid disorders did not alter the association in subgroup analyses (P=0.857; 0.262, respectively).
CONCLUSIONS: Asian women under 55 years of age with history of hyperthyroidism have a significantly increased risk of breast cancer regardless of treatment. Women with history of hypothyroidism may also have an increased risk.

PMID: 29602850 [PubMed - in process]

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Evaluation of superior concha bullosa by computed tomography.

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Evaluation of superior concha bullosa by computed tomography.

Surg Radiol Anat. 2018 Mar 30;:

Authors: İla K, Yilmaz N, Öner S, Başaran E, Öner Z

Abstract
OBJECTIVE: Concha bullosa is generally regarded as pneumatisation of the middle turbinate in the nose. However, pneumatisation may also be seen in the superior and inferior turbinate. Computed tomography (CT) of paranasal sinuses is extremely helpful for the examination of this inaccessible area. Coronal CT sections of paranasal sinuses are particularly useful for surgical anatomy, as these images show nearly the same regions as the endoscopic examinations. The aim of this retrospective study was to evaluate the presence, incidence and unilaterality-bilaterality of superior turbinate pneumatisation and concomitant nasal pathologies.
METHODS: A total of 1000 patients who underwent CT of the paranasal sinuses because of headaches, nasal obstructions, anosmia, facial pain or facial trauma were evaluated retrospectively.
RESULTS: Among the 1000 patients, superior pneumatized turbinate was seen on CT images of the paranasal sinuses in 149 (14.9%) cases. Of these patients, 84 were female, 65 were male, and the mean age was 38.14 years. Among 149 patients, 58 patients had bilateral superior pneumatized turbinate and the remaining 91 patients had unilateral superior pneumatized turbinate. 60.4% of the patients with superior pneumatized turbinate also had middle pneumatized turbinate.
CONCLUSION: The superior pneumatized turbinate is an anatomical variation with an incidence ranging from 12.2 to 50%. The present study revealed that there is no relationship between volume size of the superior pneumatized turbinates and sinusitis, nasal septum deviation and paradoxical middle concha. It is very important to define anatomical variations in the preoperative CT evaluation of the paranasal sinuses.

PMID: 29602963 [PubMed - as supplied by publisher]

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