The effect of iodine on papillary thyroid cancer has been controversial for many years. The investigators designed a cross-sectional study and aimed to explore the relationship between the serum and urine iodine levels and the clinical and molecular characteristics of papillary thyroid cancer.
Study Type
OBSERVATIONAL
Enrollment
600
Iodine excess areas: water iodine ≥100μg/L; or urinary iodine concentration(median urinary iodine levels in children aged 8-10 years old) ≥300μg/L
Iodine suitable areas: water iodine ≥40μg/L and ≤100μg/L; or urinary iodine concentration(median urinary iodine levels in children aged 8-10 years old) 100-199μg/L.
Serum and urine iodine levels
Time frame: 1 year from enrollment
TNM staging of papillary thyroid cancer
Time frame: 3 month from enrollment
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