Results of Long-Term Follow-Up of Patients with Benign Nodules of Thyroid Gland
The aim of the study was to conduct automated analysis of long-term follow up of patients with benign focal tumors of the thyroid gland. We have studied the results of observation of 7083 patients. It is revealed that 28.7 % of patients have to undergo further surgical treatment. During the first ye...
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| Format: | Article |
| Language: | English |
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Publishing House Zaslavsky
2014-03-01
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| Series: | Mìžnarodnij Endokrinologìčnij Žurnal |
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| Online Access: | http://iej.zaslavsky.com.ua/article/view/76467 |
| Summary: | The aim of the study was to conduct automated analysis of long-term follow up of patients with benign focal tumors of the thyroid gland. We have studied the results of observation of 7083 patients. It is revealed that 28.7 % of patients have to undergo further surgical treatment. During the first year of observation 22.3 % of patients were operated. Among all operated patients during pathohistological study there were found the highly differentiated carcinoma in 10.2 % of cases. Maximum proportion of carcinomas (25 %) was found in the group of small focal thyroid tumors with a size 5–10 mm. |
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| ISSN: | 2224-0721 2307-1427 |