title: [Thyroid cancer. Epidemiological, diagnostic and therapeutic features].
abstract: A retrospective clinical study was made of 189 cases of thyroid cancer seen in our service between 1974 and 1994. Epidemiological, clinical, diagnostic, and therapeutic variables were analyzed for each histological type of thyroid carcinoma. Total thyroidectomy is the treatment of choice at our institution, followed by radioiodine treatment for differentiated carcinomas and external radiation and chemotherapy for anaplastic carcinomas. The 5-year survival rate after surgical treatment was 72% for all histological types of thyroid carcinoma. Permanent postoperative complications occurred in 2% of patients.
authors.affiliation: Servicio de ORL, Hospital Central de Asturias, Universidad de Oviedo.
authors.forename: M
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Carreño Villarreal
authors.forename: C
authors.initials: C
authors.lastname: Suárez Nieto
authors.forename: J L
authors.initials: JL
authors.lastname: Llorente Pendas
authors.forename: J A
authors.initials: JA
authors.lastname: Martínez Sánchez
authors.forename: M J
authors.initials: MJ
authors.lastname: Alvarez Zapico
authors.forename: G
authors.initials: G
authors.lastname: Burón Martínez
mesh_terms: D000368:Aged; D000369:Aged, 80 and over; D002277:Carcinoma / Q000401:mortality / Q000473:pathology / Q000601:surgery; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D012189:Retrospective Studies; D015996:Survival Rate; D013964:Thyroid Neoplasms / Q000401:mortality / Q000473:pathology / Q000601:surgery
vernacular_title: Cáncer de tiroides. Aspectos epidemiológicos, diagnósticos y terapéuticos.