Clinical characteristics of thyroid cancer in Manizales, Colombia, 2008-2015

Authors

  • Nelson E. Arias-Ortiz Grupo de investigación en Promoción de la Salud y Prevención de la Enfermedad, Universidad de Caldas, Manizales, Colombia. Médico cirujano https://orcid.org/0000-0001-5093-3384
  • Eduardo A. Guzmán-Gallego Universidad de Caldas, Manizales, Colombia, Médico cirujano

DOI:

https://doi.org/10.17843/rpmesp.2020.372.4892

Keywords:

Cancer, Thyroid neoplasms, Epidemiology

Abstract

A study was conducted to describe the cases of thyroid cancer in Manizales, Colombia. This study describes the characteristics of patients; and tumors according to size, laterality, focalization, nodal involvement, contiguous invasion, metastasis and TNM staging. A total of 672 cases were analyzed, 84.8% of which were women between 40 and 64 years of age. From the population, 34.1% were cases diagnosed in early stages and 15% of the tumors were >20 mm in size. Nodal and adjacent tissue involvement was present in 33% and 3% of the cases, respectively. Distant metastasis was documented in 1% of the cases. Papillary carcinoma was present in 82% of cases. Thyroid cancer in Manizales is more frequent in adult women. Tumor size and being at the early stages are factors that suggest improvement in early detection.

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Author Biographies

  • Nelson E. Arias-Ortiz, Grupo de investigación en Promoción de la Salud y Prevención de la Enfermedad, Universidad de Caldas, Manizales, Colombia. Médico cirujano

    Departamento de Salud Pública

    Insituto de Investigacion en Salud

    Grupo de Investigación en Promoción de la Salud y Prevención de la Enfermedad 

    Universidad de Caldas

  • Eduardo A. Guzmán-Gallego, Universidad de Caldas, Manizales, Colombia, Médico cirujano
    Departamento  Basico Clinico, Facultad  de  Ciencias para la Salud, Universidad  de  Caldas

Published

2020-06-16

Issue

Section

Brief Report

How to Cite

1.
Arias-Ortiz NE, Guzmán-Gallego EA. Clinical characteristics of thyroid cancer in Manizales, Colombia, 2008-2015. Rev Peru Med Exp Salud Publica [Internet]. 2020 Jun. 16 [cited 2024 Mar. 28];37(2):287-91. Available from: https://rpmesp.ins.gob.pe/index.php/rpmesp/article/view/4892