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<journal-meta>
<journal-id>1028-9933</journal-id>
<journal-title><![CDATA[Revista Información Científica]]></journal-title>
<abbrev-journal-title><![CDATA[Rev. inf. cient.]]></abbrev-journal-title>
<issn>1028-9933</issn>
<publisher>
<publisher-name><![CDATA[Universidad de Ciencias Médicas Guantánamo]]></publisher-name>
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<article-id>S1028-99332018000200235</article-id>
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<article-title xml:lang="es"><![CDATA[Cáncer de tiroides en el Hospital General Docente &#8220;Dr. Agostinho Neto&#8221; de Guantánamo]]></article-title>
<article-title xml:lang="en"><![CDATA[Characterization of the thyroid cancer in the Hospital Dr. Agostinho Neto, Guantanamo]]></article-title>
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<contrib-group>
<contrib contrib-type="author">
<name>
<surname><![CDATA[Reyes Domínguez]]></surname>
<given-names><![CDATA[Yondris]]></given-names>
</name>
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<contrib contrib-type="author">
<name>
<surname><![CDATA[Moró Vela]]></surname>
<given-names><![CDATA[Rafael Ángel]]></given-names>
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<surname><![CDATA[Ramírez Núñez]]></surname>
<given-names><![CDATA[Ernesto]]></given-names>
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<contrib contrib-type="author">
<name>
<surname><![CDATA[David Cardona]]></surname>
<given-names><![CDATA[Lázaro]]></given-names>
</name>
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<aff id="Af1">
<institution><![CDATA[,Hospital General Docente &#8220;Dr. Agostinho Neto"  ]]></institution>
<addr-line><![CDATA[ Guantánamo]]></addr-line>
<country>Cuba</country>
</aff>
<pub-date pub-type="pub">
<day>00</day>
<month>04</month>
<year>2018</year>
</pub-date>
<pub-date pub-type="epub">
<day>00</day>
<month>04</month>
<year>2018</year>
</pub-date>
<volume>97</volume>
<numero>2</numero>
<fpage>235</fpage>
<lpage>243</lpage>
<copyright-statement/>
<copyright-year/>
<self-uri xlink:href="http://scielo.sld.cu/scielo.php?script=sci_arttext&amp;pid=S1028-99332018000200235&amp;lng=en&amp;nrm=iso"></self-uri><self-uri xlink:href="http://scielo.sld.cu/scielo.php?script=sci_abstract&amp;pid=S1028-99332018000200235&amp;lng=en&amp;nrm=iso"></self-uri><self-uri xlink:href="http://scielo.sld.cu/scielo.php?script=sci_pdf&amp;pid=S1028-99332018000200235&amp;lng=en&amp;nrm=iso"></self-uri><abstract abstract-type="short" xml:lang="es"><p><![CDATA[RESUMEN  Introducción:  en Guantánamo existen pocos estudios relacionados al cáncer de tiroides.  Objetivo:  caracterizar el cáncer de tiroides en el servicio de cirugía general del Hospital General Docente &#8220;Dr. Agostinho Neto&#8221; durante los años 2012 - 2016.  Método:  se realizó un estudio descriptivo, prospectivo y longitudinal en 34 pacientes; se abordó las siguientes variables: edad; sexo; topografía, tamaño, etapa evolutiva y tipo histológico del tumor; lesiones asociadas; sobrevida del paciente; momento y tiempo de decisión de la tiroidectomía y complicaciones postoperatorias.  Resultados:  el mayor número de pacientes fueron mujeres; la edad osciló entre 29 y 39 años; se afectó más el lóbulo izquierdo de la glándula y el tumor fue menor de 2 cm, fue más frecuente el tumor papilar, la lesión más asociada fue el bocio multinodular. La mayor proporción de los pacientes estaban en la etapa II del cáncer y sobrevivieron de 2 a 5 años. A todos se les realizó tiroidectomía, en su mayoría se decidió desde la consulta preoperatoria. Algunos pacientes presentaron alguna complicación.  Conclusiones:  se reveló la importancia de la precocidad del diagnóstico y la decisión de la tiroidectomía total.]]></p></abstract>
<abstract abstract-type="short" xml:lang="en"><p><![CDATA[ABSTRACT  Introduction:  in Guantanamo the thyroid cancer has not been studied.  Objective:  to characterize the thyroid cancer in the Service of General Surgery of the Hospital Dr. Agostinho Neto during the years 2012-2016.  Method:  A descriptive, prospective and longitudinal study was made. The following variables were approached: age; sex; topography, size, evolutionary stage and histological type of the tumor; injure associate; moment of choice of the total tiroidectomy and time for the choice of carrying out it and postoperative complications.  Results:  the patients were women mainly; they had age between 29 and 39 years; it was affected more the left lobe of the gland and the tumor was smaller than 2 cm; it was more frequent the tumor papilar; the most associate lesion was the goiter multinodular. The biggest proportion in the patient one was in the stage II of the cancer, and survived2 to 5 years. All they were carried out tiroidectomy that decided from the preoperative consultation in 53.0%. 23.5% of the patients presented some complication.  Conclusions:  It is revealed the importance of the precocious diagnosis and the decision of the total tiroidectomy from the preoperative consultation.]]></p></abstract>
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<kwd lng="es"><![CDATA[tumores del tiroides]]></kwd>
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<kwd lng="es"><![CDATA[cirugía tiroidea]]></kwd>
<kwd lng="en"><![CDATA[tumors of the thyroid]]></kwd>
<kwd lng="en"><![CDATA[thyroid nodule]]></kwd>
<kwd lng="en"><![CDATA[thyroid surgery]]></kwd>
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