Conduct against the thyroid nodule

The authors analyze the charateristics of the thyroid nodules regarding the possibility of cancer, emphasizing the high risk factors in that respect. They maintain that the thyroid nodules should not be operated on systematically fearing cancer; it is necessary instead to select only those patients...

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Detalles Bibliográficos
Autores: Delgado, Bolívar, Yametti, Luis, Crocci, Fabio, Lanza, Mario, Gastambide, Carmelo
Tipo de recurso: artículo
Estado:Versión publicada
Fecha de publicación:1982
País:Uruguay
Institución:Sociedad de Cirugía del Uruguay
Repositorio:Revista Cirugía del Uruguay
Idioma:español
OAI Identifier:oai:ojs2.revista.scu.org.uy:article/3573
Acceso en línea:https://revista.scu.org.uy/index.php/cir_urug/article/view/3573
Access Level:acceso abierto
Palabra clave:nódulos tiroideos
cáncer
thyroid nodule
cancer
Descripción
Sumario:The authors analyze the charateristics of the thyroid nodules regarding the possibility of cancer, emphasizing the high risk factors in that respect. They maintain that the thyroid nodules should not be operated on systematically fearing cancer; it is necessary instead to select only those patients that present several high risk factors for that treatment.