TY - JOUR T1 - Risk of thyroid nodules in subjects occupationally exposed to radiation: a cross sectional study. JF - Occupational and Environmental Medicine JO - Occup Environ Med SP - 500 LP - 504 DO - 10.1136/oem.52.8.500 VL - 52 IS - 8 AU - A Antonelli AU - G Silvano AU - F Bianchi AU - C Gambuzza AU - L Tana AU - G Salvioni AU - V Baldi AU - L Gasperini AU - L Baschieri Y1 - 1995/08/01 UR - http://oem.bmj.com/content/52/8/500.abstract N2 - OBJECTIVES--To examine, by ultrasonography the prevalence of thyroid nodules in a cross sectional study of male medical workers occupationally exposed to chi radiation at the Pisa hospital, in comparison with controls matched for age and sex. METHODS--50 male medical workers exposed to radiation were randomly matched for age (+/- 2 years) with 100 male workers not occupationally exposed to ionising radiation who lived in a slightly iodine deficient area of Tuscany (Lunigiana) (control group 1), and with 100 male workers not exposed to radiation who lived in the same area (Pisa) (control group 2). RESULTS--Of the occupationally exposed subjects, thyroid nodules were detected in 19/50 (38.0%). Among controls, thyroid nodules were detected in 19/100 subjects of control group 1 and in 13/100 of control group 2. Comparison of exposed and control groups, stratified into 30-39, 40-49, and 50-59 year old age subgroups, showed a higher significant relative risk for thyroid nodules in the exposed subjects. CONCLUSION--The results suggest that occupational exposure to radiation may be a risk factor for thyroid nodules. ER -