Iodine and Thyroid Cancer in Goa

Abstract

There is a low papillary to follicular ratio in iodine deficient areas. A study of malignant thyroid tumors done over a period of 4 years in Goa shows that the ratio of papillary to follicular carcinoma in Goa conforms to a iodine deficient status of the population.

Keywords

• Iodine
• Thyroid carcinoma
• Papillary
• Follicular