Abstract
An: 2017, Nr.1, Articol Nr. 4
Title:
CLINICAL AND EPIDEMIOLOGICAL PROFILE OF THYROID CANCERS IN THE NORTH EAST REGION OF ROMANIA DURING 2005-2013
Authors:
C.M. Buzdugă, Carmen Vulpoi, Cristina Preda, Maria Christina Ungureanu, Corina Găleşanu - “Grigore T. Popa” University of Medicine and Pharmacy, Iaşi, Facultatea of Medicine, Department of Endocrinology
I.-C. Pinzaru - “Sf. Spiridon” Emergency Clinical Hospital, Iaşi
Delia Ciobanu - “Grigore T. Popa” University of Medicine and Pharmacy, Iaşi, Facultatea of Medicine, Department of Pathology
Anca Sava - “Grigore T. Popa” University of Medicine and Pharmacy, Iaşi, Facultatea of Medicine, Department of Anatomy
CLINICAL AND EPIDEMEOLOGICAL PROFILE OF MALIGNANT THYROID NODULES IN THE NORTH-EAST REGION OF ROMANIA DURING 2005-2013 (Abstract). Aim: To assess various clinical and paraclinical elements of malignant thyroid nodules. Material and method: A transversal study included patients diagnosed with thyroid cancer at St. Spiridon Emergency County Clinical Hospital in Iasi during 2005-2013. The group was made of 893 patients with all histopathological types of thyroid carcinoma. It is representative for the North East region of Romania because hospital admits endocrine pathology from most counties of Moldova. Data was collected from the histopathological files of the St. Spiridon Hospital of Iasi. Results: Thyroid cancers represents 9% of total patients diagnosed with thyroid nodules during 2005-2013, the highest incidence being among the patients aged 51-60. The distribution by gender showed a high incidence of thyroid cancer in female compared to male population, 87.34% compared to 12.66%. Thyroid cancers have been associated with multinodular goiter in 46.29% of cases and with uninodular goiter in 53, 71% of cases. 52.5% of cases were localized in the right thyroid lobe (LTD), followed in incidence by left thyroid lobe LTS 32.71%, bilateral (SD) 13.41% and isthmus 1.41%. 32.73% of the cases were microcarcinomas (nodule under 1 cm) and 62.27% macrocarcinomas (nodules over 1cm). Conclusions. Approximately 9% of the totally diagnosed thyroid nodules were malignant.
Key words: THYROID CANCER, THYROID NODULE, THYROID, THYROID ECOGRAPHY
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