Endocrine Abstracts

Introduction: We wanted to analyse the descriptive variables of a series of 1567 thyroidectomy patients between 2010 and 2013 and its association with malignancy in our series.Material and methods: Retrospective, multicentre study done by review of the medical records of 1567 patients who became thyroidectomy between 2010 and 2013 in eight sanitary areas. This is an analysis of clinical and demographic variables.Results: The percen...

Introduction: We wanted to analyse the pathology results of thyroidectomies performed in the hospitals of Castilla La Mancha (Spain) between the years 2010 and 2013, inclusive.Material and methods: A retrospective, multicentre, descriptive study of the histopathological results of the 1567 thyroidectomies performed in the hospitals of the eight health districts in our region between the years 2010 and 2013.Results: The histopatholo...

Background and objective: The incidence of differentiated thyroid carcinoma (DTC) is increasing worldwide. Radioiodine (RAI) ablation is one of the main elements in the therapy of DTC after surgical removal of the gland. This study aims to compare the use of I131 in a Spanish Cohort of DTC before and after the American Thyroid Association (ATA) 2009 guidelines.Patients and methods: The Cadit-CAM study was designed to evaluate retrospectively characterist...

Background and objective: Papillary thyroid microcarcinoma (PTMC) is recognized as a separate entity by the World Health Organization. Biological behaviour and clinical outcomes of PTMC are heterogenous. Presence of lymph node metastases (LNM) in this group of patients increases the risk of recurrence and makes optimal management in PTMC controversial (observation, lobectomy with or without preventive central ipsilateral dissection). The aim of this study was to describe risk ...

Background and objective: Incidence of differentiated thyroid cancer (DTC) is increasing but not its mortality. Knowing recurrence factors is essential to plan its treatment. Recurrence related factors in our area were reviewed and compared with ATA risk stratification system.Patients and Methods: The Cadit-CAM study was designed to evaluate characteristics of patients diagnosed of DTC in Castilla La Mancha, a region in the central part of Spain, during ...

Background and objective: The AJCC-TNM system is optimized to predict survival in patients with cancer. Since January 2018, the new eighth edition of this staging system will be used to classify patients diagnosed of differentiated thyroid carcinoma (DTC). This study aims to compare the seventh and eighth editions of the AJCC-TNM system in a Spanish Cohort of DTC.Patients and Methods: The Cadit-CAM study was designed to evaluate characteristics of patien...

Introduction: Tumors derived from the extra-adrenal paraganglionic system are rare (incidence: 0.8/100,000 people/year). In this group, 85% are located in the abdomen, 12% in the thorax, and 3% in the head and neck region (HNPC).Case report: A 46-year-old man, ex-smoker, with a personal history of arterial hypertension, multifactorial secondary polycythemia (obesity, OSA syndrome, hypertrophic cardiomyopathy). Family history: one brother with paraganglio...