title: Latin American thyroid society recommendations for the management of thyroid nodules.
abstract: Several guidelines on diagnosis and treatment of thyroid nodules and cancer have recently been published. However, recommended practices are not always appropriate to different settings or countries. The aim of this consensus was to develop Clinical Guidelines for evaluation and management of patients with thyroid nodules applicable to Latin American countries. The panel was composed by 13 members of the Latin American Thyroid Society involved with research and management of thyroid nodules and cancer from different medical centers in Latin America. The consensus was produced based on the expert opinion of the panel with use of principles of evidence-based medicine. Following a group meeting, a first draft based on the expert opinion of the panel was elaborated and later circulated among panel members for further revision. After revision, this document was submitted to all LATS members for commentaries and considerations and finally revised and refined by the authors. The final recommendations represent state of the art on management of thyroid nodules applied to all Latin American countries.
authors.affiliation: Faculdade de Medicina, Universidade de São Paulo, São Paulo, SP, Brasil. ryasato@uol.com.br
authors.forename: Rosalinda
authors.initials: R
authors.lastname: Camargo
authors.forename: Sandro
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Corigliano
authors.forename: Celso
authors.initials: C
authors.lastname: Friguglietti
authors.forename: Alicia
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Gauna
authors.forename: Rubén
authors.initials: R
authors.lastname: Harach
authors.forename: Fernando
authors.initials: F
authors.lastname: Munizaga
authors.forename: Hugo
authors.initials: H
authors.lastname: Niepomniszcze
authors.forename: Fabian
authors.initials: F
authors.lastname: Pitoia
authors.forename: Eduardo
authors.initials: E
authors.lastname: Pretell
authors.forename: Mario
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Vaisman
authors.forename: Laura Sterian
authors.initials: LS
authors.lastname: Ward
authors.forename: Nelson
authors.initials: N
authors.lastname: Wohllk
authors.forename: Eduardo
authors.initials: E
authors.lastname: Tomimori
mesh_terms: D006801:Humans; D007843:Latin America; D012955:Societies, Medical; D016606:Thyroid Nodule / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000628:therapy