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<journal-id>1029-3043</journal-id>
<journal-title><![CDATA[Medicentro Electrónica]]></journal-title>
<abbrev-journal-title><![CDATA[Medicentro Electrónica]]></abbrev-journal-title>
<issn>1029-3043</issn>
<publisher>
<publisher-name><![CDATA[Universidad de Ciencias Médicas de Villa Clara]]></publisher-name>
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<article-meta>
<article-id>S1029-30432020000100004</article-id>
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<article-title xml:lang="es"><![CDATA[Factores asociados con malignidad en pacientes con nódulos de tiroides]]></article-title>
<article-title xml:lang="en"><![CDATA[Factors associated with malignancy in patients with thyroid nodules]]></article-title>
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<surname><![CDATA[Vera-Rivero]]></surname>
<given-names><![CDATA[Daniel Alejandro]]></given-names>
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<contrib contrib-type="author">
<name>
<surname><![CDATA[Chirino-Sánchez]]></surname>
<given-names><![CDATA[Leonel]]></given-names>
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<surname><![CDATA[Pérez Morales]]></surname>
<given-names><![CDATA[José Miguel]]></given-names>
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<contrib contrib-type="author">
<name>
<surname><![CDATA[Hernández Niebla]]></surname>
<given-names><![CDATA[Lumey]]></given-names>
</name>
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<aff id="Af1">
<institution><![CDATA[,Hospital Mártires del 9 de Abril  ]]></institution>
<addr-line><![CDATA[Sagua la Grande Villa Clara]]></addr-line>
<country>Cuba</country>
</aff>
<pub-date pub-type="pub">
<day>00</day>
<month>03</month>
<year>2020</year>
</pub-date>
<pub-date pub-type="epub">
<day>00</day>
<month>03</month>
<year>2020</year>
</pub-date>
<volume>24</volume>
<numero>1</numero>
<fpage>4</fpage>
<lpage>18</lpage>
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<copyright-year/>
<self-uri xlink:href="http://scielo.sld.cu/scielo.php?script=sci_arttext&amp;pid=S1029-30432020000100004&amp;lng=en&amp;nrm=iso"></self-uri><self-uri xlink:href="http://scielo.sld.cu/scielo.php?script=sci_abstract&amp;pid=S1029-30432020000100004&amp;lng=en&amp;nrm=iso"></self-uri><self-uri xlink:href="http://scielo.sld.cu/scielo.php?script=sci_pdf&amp;pid=S1029-30432020000100004&amp;lng=en&amp;nrm=iso"></self-uri><abstract abstract-type="short" xml:lang="es"><p><![CDATA[RESUMEN  Introducción:  la enfermedad nodular tiroidea es uno de los problemas endocrinos más frecuentes; constituye un reto para cirujanos, endocrinólogos y oncólogos por su asociación con el cáncer de la glándula tiroidea.  Objetivos:  determinar los factores asociados con malignidad en pacientes con nódulos de tiroides que han recibido tratamiento quirúrgico.  Métodos:  se realizó un estudio observacional-analítico de tipo casos y controles, en pacientes que ingresaron con diagnóstico de nódulo de tiroides y recibieron tratamiento quirúrgico en el Hospital «Mártires del 9 de Abril», del municipio Sagua la Grande, en el período de enero de 2015 a abril de 2018. La muestra quedó conformada por un total de 80 pacientes (n=80), de los cuales, el grupo caso tuvo un total de 20 (n1 = 20), y el grupo control 60 (n2 = 60).  Resultados:  entre los tipos histológicos de tumores malignos más frecuentes se encontró el carcinoma papilar en 16 pacientes (80 %) y 4 fueron diagnosticados con carcinoma folicular (20 %). Entre los predictores más fuertemente asociados con malignidad se pueden mencionar las adenopatías (VPP: 88,89, IC: 62,80-100,00) y la consistencia pétrea (VPP: 85,71, IC: 52,65-100,00) como variables clínicas, seguidas por el sexo masculino como variable sociodemográfica (VPP: 72,73, IC: 41,86-100,00).  Conclusiones:  las características clínicas, sociodemográficas y ultrasonográficas de los pacientes con nódulo tiroideo son útiles para identificar el riesgo de malignidad. Los predictores más fuertemente asociados con malignidad fueron las adenopatías, la consistencia pétrea y el sexo masculino.]]></p></abstract>
<abstract abstract-type="short" xml:lang="en"><p><![CDATA[ABSTRACT  Introduction:  thyroid nodular disease is one of the most common endocrine problems; it constitutes a challenge for surgeons, endocrinologists and oncologists because of its association with thyroid gland cancer.  Objectives:  to determine factors associated with malignancy in patients with thyroid nodules who have received surgical treatment.  Methods:  an observational, analytical, case-control study was carried out in patients who were admitted with a diagnosis of a thyroid nodule and received surgical treatment at "Mártires del 9 de Abril" Hospital, in Sagua la Grande municipality, from January 2015 to April 2018. The sample consisted of a total of 80 patients (n = 80), of which, case group 20 (n1= 20), and control group 60 (n2= 60).  Results:  papillary carcinoma was found among the most frequent histological types of malignant tumors in 16 patients (80%), and 4 were diagnosed with follicular carcinoma (20%). Adenopathies were among the predictors most strongly associated with malignancy, (PPV: 88.89, CI: 62.80-100.00) and stony consistency (PPV: 85.71, CI: 52.65-100.00) as clinical variables, followed by male gender as a socio-demographic variable (PPV: 72.73, CI: 41.86-100.00).  Conclusions:  clinical, socio-demographic and ultrasonographic characteristics of patients with thyroid nodule are useful to identify the risk of malignancy. The predictors most strongly associated with malignancy were adenopathies, stony consistency and male gender.]]></p></abstract>
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<kwd lng="en"><![CDATA[thyroid neoplasms/etiology]]></kwd>
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