Cancerul tiroidian

Abstract

The most common endocrine neoplasia, showing a large increase in incidence in recent decades, thyroid cancer is a disease requiring early diagnosis and appropriate treatment. Thyroid cancer is a heterogeneous entity in terms of cell type origin, degree of differentiation, evolution and prognosis. Forms of epithelial origin, well-differentiated and with good prognosis are, fortunately, most commonly found. Thyroid cancer appears as a solitary node or multinodular goiter. The maximum practical importance is the recognition of clinical features that raise suspicion of malignant nodule, although it is important to note that, often, thyroid carcinoma appears inside of nodules without suspicious clinical features. Although malignant nodules may have certain morphological characters at imaging exploration, fine needle aspiration cytology is the most faithful/reliable method for preoperative differential diagnosis of an nodule. The complex treatment must be adapted to each case to ensure maximum efficiency.