Protocolo diagnóstico y terapéutico del bocio
- Coserria Sánchez, C.
- López Tinoco, Cristina
- Roldán Caballero, P.
- Aguilar Diosdado, Manuel
ISSN: 0304-5412
Ano de publicación: 2012
Título do exemplar: Enfermedades endocrinológicas y metabólicas: patología del tiroides
Serie: 11
Número: 14
Páxinas: 840-843
Tipo: Artigo
Outras publicacións en: Medicine: Programa de Formación Médica Continuada Acreditado
Resumo
Goiter is defined as any increase in either diffuse or nodular thyroid gland, whatever their cause. Goiter assessment should include complete history and examination, assessment of thyroid function and laboratory tests required to guide the benignity or malignancy of the lesion and potential effects on adjacent structures. As for treatment must be identified considering numerous variations implicated as age and patient history, size and associated symptoms.