Thyroid cancer overdiagnosis and overtreatment: a cross- sectional study at a thyroid cancer referral center in Ecuador
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Resumen
Thyroid cancer histological characteristics and method of diagnosis are like those described in other reports without any evidence of the high frequency of aggressive thyroid cancer histology. However, we observed evidence of overtreatment and poor surgical outcomes that demand additional studies to understand their association with thyroid cancer mortality in Ecuador.
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Paola Solís-Pazmiño, & Jorge Salazar-Vega, & Eddy Lincango-Naranjo, & Cristhian García, & Gabriela Jaramillo-Koupermann, & Esteban Ortiz‐Prado, & Tannya Ledesma, & Tatiana Vidaurre, & Benjamin Alvarado-Mafla, & Cesar Cárcamo, & Oscar J. Ponce, & Juan P. Brito (2021). Thyroid cancer overdiagnosis and overtreatment: a cross- sectional study at a thyroid cancer referral center in Ecuador. https://doi.org/10.1186/s12885-020-07735-y