MON-567 Is Over Diagnosis Of Thyroid Cancer In A Non-high-income Country Impacting The Outcome Of Thyroid Cancer Surgery. An Assessment Of Surgical Outcomes In A Thyroid Cancer …

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The frequency of thyroid surgeries has increased proportionality to the increment incidence of thyroid cancer. Yet, the number of experienced thyroid surgeons has not raised accordingly to that of thyroid cancer incidence. As a result, many thyroid surgeries are conducted by low volume surgeons that might affect the risk of surgical complications and remaining postoperative thyroid tissue. These poor surgical outcomes might be higher among countries affected by more thyroid cancer diagnosis yet with limited thyroid surgical expertise such as in a resource limited setting as Ecuador. The purpose of this study is to assess the outcomes of thyroid cancer surgery in a referral thyroid cancer center in Ecuador, and to explore the risk factors associated with poor surgical outcomes. Methods Around 344 patients with non-metastatic differentiated thyroid undergoing initial thyroid surgery (total thyroidectomy, central …

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2019

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