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ea0037ep999 | Thyroid (non-cancer) | ECE2015

Descriptive analysis of a series of 1567 thyroidectomies in Castilla La Mancha and its association with thyroid cancer

Castro Enrique , Herranz Sandra , Delgado Manuel , Calderon Dulce , Alfaro Jose Joaquin , Sastre Julia , Del Val Florentino

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...

ea0090rc2.3 | Rapid Communications 2: Thyroid | ECE2023

A simplified four-tier classification of thyroid core needle biopsies (CNB) is an efficient system. Evidence based on more than 1,000 surgical cases

Paja Fano Miguel , Zabala Rosa , Korta Igone , Delgado Sandra , Luis Del Cura Jose , Rodriguez-Soto Josune , Izquierdo Jon , Garai Jon , Oleaga Amelia , Teresa Gutierrez M. , Exposito Amaia , Zufiaurre Maite , Ugalde Aitziber

CNB is increasingly being used as a diagnostic test for thyroid nodules with an inadequate (Bethesda 1) or indeterminate (Bethesda 3 and 4) FNAC results, which can account for up to 30% of the samples in some studies. CNB, using larger specimens and histological sections rather than cytological samples, allows better definition. We propose a simplified four-tiered classification of CNB specimens instead of the Bethesda system and evaluate its efficiency compared to definitive ...