Clinical characteristics of thyroid cancer in Manizales, Colombia, 2008-2015
A study was conducted to describe the cases of thyroid cancer in Manizales, Colombia. This study describes the characteristics of patients; and tumors according to size, laterality, focalization, nodal involvement, contiguous invasion, metastasis and TNM staging. A total of 672 cases were analyzed,...
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| Format: | Article |
| Language: | Spanish |
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Instituto Nacional de Salud
2020-06-01
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| Series: | Revista Peruana de Medicina Experimental y Salud Pública |
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| Online Access: | https://rpmesp.ins.gob.pe/index.php/rpmesp/article/view/4892 |
| Summary: | A study was conducted to describe the cases of thyroid cancer in Manizales, Colombia. This study describes the characteristics of patients; and tumors according to size, laterality, focalization, nodal involvement, contiguous invasion, metastasis and TNM staging. A total of 672 cases were analyzed, 84.8% of which were women between 40 and 64 years of age. From the population, 34.1% were cases diagnosed in early stages and 15% of the tumors were 20 mm in size. Nodal and adjacent tissue involvement was present in 33% and 3% of the cases, respectively. Distant metastasis was documented in 1% of the cases. Papillary carcinoma was present in 82% of cases. Thyroid cancer in Manizales is more frequent in adult women. Tumor size and being at the early stages are factors that suggest improvement in early detection. |
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| ISSN: | 1726-4634 1726-4642 |