Thyroid nodule and differentiated thyroid cancer
Nódulo tiroideo y cáncer diferenciado de tiroides
Resumen:
It is difficult to establish a precise definition of a thyroid nodule (TN) since it does not constitute a specific nosological or anatomopathological entity, to the extent that practically any thyroid disease can present in the form of one or more TNs. Assuming that the normal anatomy of the thyroid gland is that of a homogeneous parenchyma, the thyroid nodule can be defined as an "abnormal" and focal anatomical structure, usually round or oval, single or multiple, located in the thyroid gland. The name "thyroid nodule" is therefore necessarily a provisional name until a definitive anatomic-pathological confirmation of the nature of the lesion is obtained. Furthermore, considering the way in which TN is usually diagnosed can be classified as a kind of “temporary clinical-imaging entity” (1,2). The presentation of TNs can be very varied, ranging from the single nodule to no Incidentally discovered palpable by imaging or “incidentaloma”, moving to the palpable single nodule, to the multiple non-palpable and palpable nodules and finally in ascending progression in terms of the number of nodules to the truly multinodular thyroid glands. The extensive and bilateral involvement by nodules may or may not configure a diagnosis of Multinodular Goiter, which will depend fundamentally on the total glandular volume and the presence or absence of autonomy growth in nodules (1)
Resulta difícil establecer una definición precisa de nódulo tiroideo (NT) por cuanto éste no constituye una entidad nosológica o anátomo-patológica específica, en la medida en que prácticamente cualquier enfermedad tiroidea puede presentarse bajo forma de uno o mas NT. Asumiendo que la anatomía normal de la glándula tiroides es la de un parénquima homogéneo, puede definirse al nódulo tiroideo como una estructura anatómica “anormal” y focal, de forma habitualmente redondeada u oval, única o múltiple, localizada en la glándula tiroides. La denominación “nódulo tiroideo” es por lo tanto necesariamente una denominación provisoria hasta tanto se logre obtener una confirmación anátomo-patológica definitiva de la naturaleza de la lesión. Mas aún, considerandola forma en que es diagnosticado habitualmente el NT puede catalogarse al mismo como una suerte de “entidad clínico-imagenológica provisoria” (1,2) La forma de presentación de los NT puede ser muy variada, yendo desde el nódulo único nopalpable descubierto incidentalmente por imagenología o “incidentaloma”, pasando al nódulo único palpable, a los nódulos múltiples no palpables y palpables y finalmente en progresión ascendente en cuanto al número de nódulos a las glándulas tiroideas verdaderamente multinodulares. La afectación extensa y bilateral por nódulos puede configurar o no un diagnóstico de Bocio Multinodular, lo cual dependerá fundamentalmente del volumen glandular total y de la presencia o no de autonomíade crecimiento en los nódulos(1)
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nódulo tiroideo epidemiología diagnóstico clasificación tiroides cáncer diferenciado de tiroides microcarcinoma bocio multinodular tratamiento quirúrgico tratamiento médico |
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Sociedad de Cirugía del Uruguay | |
Relatos de los Congresos Uruguayos de Cirugía | |
https://revista.scu.org.uy/index.php/relatos/article/view/4832 | |
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Sumario: | It is difficult to establish a precise definition of a thyroid nodule (TN) since it does not constitute a specific nosological or anatomopathological entity, to the extent that practically any thyroid disease can present in the form of one or more TNs. Assuming that the normal anatomy of the thyroid gland is that of a homogeneous parenchyma, the thyroid nodule can be defined as an "abnormal" and focal anatomical structure, usually round or oval, single or multiple, located in the thyroid gland. The name "thyroid nodule" is therefore necessarily a provisional name until a definitive anatomic-pathological confirmation of the nature of the lesion is obtained. Furthermore, considering the way in which TN is usually diagnosed can be classified as a kind of “temporary clinical-imaging entity” (1,2). The presentation of TNs can be very varied, ranging from the single nodule to no Incidentally discovered palpable by imaging or “incidentaloma”, moving to the palpable single nodule, to the multiple non-palpable and palpable nodules and finally in ascending progression in terms of the number of nodules to the truly multinodular thyroid glands. The extensive and bilateral involvement by nodules may or may not configure a diagnosis of Multinodular Goiter, which will depend fundamentally on the total glandular volume and the presence or absence of autonomy growth in nodules (1) |
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