Revista Chilena De Cirugía Cáncer Anaplásico De Tiroides De Manejo Quirúrgico
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Rev Chil Cir v.61 n.5 Santiago oct. 2009
http://dx.doi.org/10.4067/S0718-40262009000500004
Rev.Chilena de Cirugía. Vol 61 - N° 5, Octubre 2009; pág. 423-428
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Cánceranaplásico de tiroides de manejo
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Anaplastic thyroid carcinoma, review of six patients
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Drs. ADRIANA LOBOS M.1,2, Ints. DIEGOVILLAGRÁN R.3, CAROLINA
OPAZO T.3, FELIPE CARDEMIL M.3
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Escuela de Medicina, Universidad de Valparaíso, Valparaíso, Chile.
2 Servicio de Cirugía Hospital Dr. GustavoFricke, Viña del Mar, Chile.
3 Interno Escuela de Medicina, Universidad de Valparaíso, Chile.
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Abstract
Background: Anaplastic Thyroid Carcinomacorresponds 2 to 5% of all thyroid cancers. It affects mainly women
in the sixth or seventh decade of life, appearing as a hard, fast growing cervical mass that is adhered to
surrounding structures. Treatmentincludes surgery, chemotherapy and radiotherapy. Aim: to report a series of
patients with anaplastic thyroid carcinoma. Patients and Methods: Review of medical records of patients with
anaplasticthyroid cancer operated between 2002 and 2008. Results: The records of six patients aged 46 to 82
years (four males), were retrieved. A bilateral total thyroidectomy was performed in four patients. Twopatients
required tracheostomy during the postoperative period. Mean hospital stay was six days. None received
neoadjuvant or adjuvant radio-chemotherapy. Three patients died within one month of theoperation. The rest
died at 115, 184 and 283 days after surgery. Conclusions: All these patients were diagnosed in advanced stages
of the disease, a fact that can explain the dismal evolution...
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