Environmental mineral density and thyroid malignancy: A multicenter cross-sectional study
Thyroid nodules emanating from the mineral-laden province of Katanga were more likely to be malignant. Early and accurate risk-stratification of patients with thyroid nodules residing in high-risk areas could be instrumental in optimizing survival in these patients.
Authors
- John Bukasa-Kakamba (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-1031-2326)
- Jean-René M’Buyamba-Kabangu (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-3611-9391)
- Sindhuja Chindam
- Aliocha Natuhoyila Nkodila (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-1403-8451)
- Nikita Wadhwani (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-4302-5921)
- Shruti Wadhwani
- Pascal Bayauli
- Navneet Kaur (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-8789-4013)
- Ayrton Bangolo (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-2133-2480)
- Branly Mbunga (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-2380-0484)
- Vignesh Krishnan Nagesh (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-6794-6461)
- Md. Shamsul Arefin (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-5044-1080)
- Satyajeet Singh
- Isis Kapinga Kalambayi
- Ipek B Sarioguz
- Taieba Mushfiq
- Vishal K.R. Thoomkuntla
- Pujita Mallampalli
- Simcha Weissman
- Abhishek Thapa
- Rahul Y Rajesh
- Manasse Bukasa Mutombo
- Natalia Muto
- Surya Vamsi
- Maria J Mou
- Princejeet S Chahal
- Nidhi L Rao
Institutions
- Hackensack University Medical Center (US)
- University of Liège (BE)
- Université d'Avignon et des Pays de Vaucluse (FR)
- University of Kinshasa (CD)
- Université Protestante au Congo (CD)
- Laboratoire Informatique d'Avignon (FR)
Publication Details
- Journal
- World Journal of Experimental Medicine
- Published
- 2025-04-11
- DOI
- https://doi.org/10.5493/wjem.v15.i2.103371
- Primary Topic
- Thyroid Cancer Diagnosis and Treatment
- Type
- article
- Field-Weighted Citation Impact
- 0.00