Abstract
The aim of this study was to assess the prevalence of non toxic
goiter, diffuse or nodular, in all Genoa?s Country thyroid diseases.
The Authors have studied one non-random casuistry of
1980 Patients observed from time to time in the last decade in
Ambulatory of Nuclear Medicine (Department of Internal Medicine
of University of Genoa) working with Section of Hygiene of
ASL of Genoa.
Of 1980 patients, 1629 (83.63 %) were females; 351 (16.37%)
were males, aged 14-7O years.
The mean age was 42.6 years. First observations regarded only
born and old date residents in Genoa never subordinates to surgical.
Actinic or pharmacological treatments to the thyroid. All
patients have normal circulating hormones and TSH. Every subject
was afflicted with un toxic goiter (diffuse, single nodular or
multi nodular) assessed by clinical Examination, ultrasonography
and thyroid uptake with 99mTc-pertechnetate.
This pathology represents now the 66.6% of all thyroid diseases
observed.
The A.A. emphasized an absolute prevalence of non toxic goiter in
females (84.2% of observations).
The enclosed tables are created divided the casuistry for age correspondents
to the several decades (for the ll to VII the wais).
By means of the test of Kolmogorov-Smirnov we have shaped two
delineating curves the frequencies.
Accumulated of feminine and male subjects. The results of our
study support a advantage of the Females versus male subjects in
the diffuse and in the multi nodular goiter, while in the Struma to
Single nodular differences are meaningful absent.
