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Endocrinology-metabolism
Prevalence of thyroid nodules and their associated clinical parameters: a large-scale, multicenter-based health checkup study
Jae Hoon Moon, Min Kyung Hyun, Ja Youn Lee, Jung Im Shim, Tae Hyuk Kim, Hoon Sung Choi, Hwa Young Ahn, Kyung Won Kim, Do Joon Park, Young Joo Park, Ka Hee Yi
Korean J Intern Med. 2018;33(4):753-762. Published online July 7, 2017
Background/Aims: We evaluated the prevalence and characteristics of thyroid nodules detected by thyroid ultrasound (US) at health checkups and the associated clinical parameters.
Methods: A total of 72,319 subjects who underwent thyroid US at three health checkup centers in Korea from January 2004 ..
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Reference intervals of thyroid hormones during pregnancy in Korea, an iodine-replete area
Hye Jeong Kim, Yoon Young Cho, Sun Wook Kim, Tae Hyuk Kim, Hye Won Jang, Soo-Youn Lee, Suk-Joo Choi, Cheong-Rae Roh, Jong-Hwa Kim, Jae Hoon Chung, Soo-young Oh
Korean J Intern Med. 2018;33(3):552-560. Published online February 8, 2017
Background/Aims: Maternal thyroid dysfunction has been associated with adverse pregnancy outcomes. The purpose of our study was to establish trimester-specific reference intervals for thyroid hormones in pregnant women in Korea, where iodine intake is more than adequate and to examine pregnancy and ..
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Follicular and Hurthle cell carcinoma of the thyroid in iodine-sufficient area: retrospective analysis of Korean multicenter data
Won Gu Kim, Tae Yong Kim, Tae Hyuk Kim, Hye Won Jang, Young Suk Jo, Young Joo Park, Sun Wook Kim, Won Bae Kim, Minho Shong, Do Joon Park, Jae Hoon Chung, Young Kee Shong, Bo Youn Cho
Korean J Intern Med. 2014;29(3):325-333. Published online April 29, 2014
Background/Aims: Follicular thyroid carcinoma (FTC) and Hurthle cell carcinoma (HCC) of the thyroid are relatively uncommon thyroid malignancies in iodine- sufficient areas. In this study we evaluated the clinical behavior, prognostic factors and treatment outcomes of FTC and HCC in Korea.
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