Active Surveillance in Thyroid Microcarcinoma in a Latin-American Cohort

JAMA Otolaryngol Head Neck Surg. 2018 Oct 1;144(10):947-948. doi: 10.1001/jamaoto.2018.1663.

Abstract

This cohort study examines 57 Colombian patients with thyroid nodules classified as Bethesda categories V to VI who were treated with active surveillance.

MeSH terms

  • Adult
  • Aged
  • Aged, 80 and over
  • Carcinoma, Papillary / diagnosis
  • Carcinoma, Papillary / epidemiology*
  • Colombia / epidemiology
  • Female
  • Follow-Up Studies
  • Humans
  • Incidence
  • Male
  • Middle Aged
  • Population Surveillance*
  • Retrospective Studies
  • Thyroid Gland / pathology*
  • Thyroid Neoplasms / diagnosis
  • Thyroid Neoplasms / epidemiology*
  • Young Adult