ea0016p811 | Thyroid | ECE2008
Bayo Juan Angel Hernandez
, Sz.-Somoza Monica Belinchon
, Monsalve Pablo
, Viera Manuel Garcia
Objective: Papillary thyroid microcarcinoma (PTM) is a malignant thyroid tumor with potential multifocality and diameter ≤1 cm. This carcinoma has been discovered more frequently like incidentaloma, and the epidemiology is not clearly established. We have analysed epidemiologic and clinical characteristics in La Palma Island.Patients and methods: We collected all cases of PTM diagnosed in 188 consecutive thyroidectomies performed for whichever caus...