Results: 41

Association between BRAF (V600E) mutation and clinicopathological features of papillary thyroid carcinoma: a Brazilian single-centre case series

ABSTRACT Objectives: We aimed to investigate the prevalence of the BRAF (V600E) mutation in consecutive cases of papillary thyroid carcinoma (PTC) in patients diagnosed and treated at the Hospital Sao Rafael (Salvador, BA, Brazil) and evaluate its association with clinical and pathological characteristi...

Tendencia nacional de la prevalencia y mortalidad por cáncer de tiroides con datos del Ministerio de Salud de Perú

Medwave; 19 (4), 2019
OBJETIVO Describir la tendencia de la prevalencia y mortalidad de cáncer de tiroides registrada en el Ministerio de Salud de Perú. MÉTODOS Se realizó un estudio descriptivo de tendencias con datos secundarios, obtenidos de una fuente de información pública de Perú. Se evaluó el registro de codifi...

Thyroid cancer burden and economic impact on the Brazilian public health system

ABSTRACT Objective: Recent data indicates an increasing incidence of thyroid cancer not accompanied by a proportional increase in mortality, suggesting overdiagnosis, which may represent a big public health problem, particularly where resources are scarce. This article aims to describe and evaluate the ...

Riesgo de recurrencia en cáncer diferenciado de tiroides: escala MINSAL

Rev. méd. Chile; 146 (3), 2018
Background: Differentiated thyroid cancer (DTC) is generally associated with a favorable prognosis. Its treatment requires surgery, selective use of radioiodine and levothyroxine, and its intensity must be adjusted to the initial risks of mortality and recurrence. Aim: To validate the risk of recurrence...

Preoperatively undiagnosed papillary thyroid carcinoma in patients thyroidectomized for benign multinodular goiter

ABSTRACT Objective Incidental thyroid cancers (ITCs) are often microcarcinomas; among them, the most frequent histotype is the papillary one. The purpose of this study was to evaluate the rate of papillary thyroid cancer (PTC) in patients thyroidectomized for benign multinodular goiter. Subject and met...

Carcinoma bem diferenciado de tireoide: perfil epidemiológico, resultados cirúrgicos e resposta oncológica

Rev. Col. Bras. Cir; 45 (5), 2018
RESUMO Objetivo: conhecer o perfil epidemiológico dos pacientes submetidos à cirurgia do carcinoma bem diferenciado da tireoide no Hospital Universitário Cassiano Antônio Moraes da Universidade Federal do Espírito Santo, assim como os resultados oncológicos e as principais complicações pós-oper...

Neoplasmas da tireoide em cães: 26 casos

Pesqui. vet. bras; 37 (12), 2017
Foram revisados os protocolos de biópsias e necropsias do Laboratório de Patologia Veterinária da Universidade Federal de Santa Maria (LPV/UFSM) entre 2004 e 2014, e todos os casos de tumores que acometeram a glândula tireoide foram selecionados. A partir disso, foram anotados sexo, idade e raça dos...

Histological variants and prognostic factors of papillary thyroid carcinoma at the Colombian Instituto Nacional de Cancerología, 2006-2012

Biomédica (Bogotá); 35 (3), 2015
Introduction: Thyroid cancer is the most common endocrine neoplasia and the papillary subtype is the most frequent; there are histological and clinical factors associated with a higher risk of recurrence and metastasis. Objective: The aim of this study was to examine the histological, prognostic and clin...

Características clínicas, ultrasonográficas y anatomopatológicas de pacientes operados por sospecha de malignidad tiroidea
Clinical, ultrasonographic and anatomopathological characteristics of patients operated on for suspected thyroid malignancy

Rev. cuba. endocrinol; 25 (2), 2014
Introducción: El carcinoma tiroideo se caracteriza por su lenta evolución y elevado porcentaje de curación. Objetivo: describir las características clínicas, ultrasonográficas y anatomopatológicas de los pacientes operados. Métodos: estudio descriptivo, retrospectivo. Se utilizaron para obtener e...