Surgical treatment for thyroid carcinoma: retrospective study with 811 patients in a Brazilian tertiary hospital
Arch. endocrinol. metab. (Online)
; 60(5): 472-478, Oct. 2016. tab, graf
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ABSTRACT Objective The aim of the present study was to describe the epidemiologic data, histological type, treatment and follow-up of the 811 patients treated for thyroid cancer in Instituto do Câncer do Estado de São Paulo (ICESP) over 5 years. Materials and methods Retrospective analyses of electronic chart information. Results There were 679 cases (83.7%) of papillary thyroid cancer, 61 (7.5%) of follicular carcinoma, 54 (6.7%) of medullary carcinoma, 11 (1.4%) of poorly differentiated carcinoma and 6 of anaplastic carcinoma (0.7%). The majority of patients were female (82.2%), and the mean age was 50.5 ± 15 years. Two hundred forty-two patients had disease persistence or recurrence. At the last follow-up, 629 (77.6%) patients were alive and disease free, 141 (17.4%) were alive with disease, and 41 (5.1%) were deceased, with 37 deaths related to thyroid cancer. Conclusion This study was able to outline the profile, disease type and evolution of patients treated for thyroid cancer at a single tertiary hospital.
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01-internacional
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LILACS
Type of study:
Observational_studies
Country/Region as subject:
America do sul
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Brasil
Language:
En
Journal:
Arch. endocrinol. metab. (Online)
Journal subject:
ENDOCRINOLOGIA
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METABOLISMO
Year:
2016
Document type:
Article
Affiliation country:
Brasil