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<journal-meta>
<journal-id>0121-0807</journal-id>
<journal-title><![CDATA[Revista de la Universidad Industrial de Santander. Salud]]></journal-title>
<abbrev-journal-title><![CDATA[Rev. Univ. Ind. Santander. Salud]]></abbrev-journal-title>
<issn>0121-0807</issn>
<publisher>
<publisher-name><![CDATA[Universidad Industrial de Santander]]></publisher-name>
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<article-id>S0121-08072021000100318</article-id>
<article-id pub-id-type="doi">10.18273/saluduis.53.e:21026</article-id>
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<article-title xml:lang="es"><![CDATA[Hallazgos ecográficos para la determinación de nódulos tiroideos malignos]]></article-title>
<article-title xml:lang="en"><![CDATA[Ultrasound findings for the determination of malignant thyroid nodules]]></article-title>
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<contrib-group>
<contrib contrib-type="author">
<name>
<surname><![CDATA[Guarnizo V]]></surname>
<given-names><![CDATA[Johana A]]></given-names>
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<contrib contrib-type="author">
<name>
<surname><![CDATA[Ortiz P]]></surname>
<given-names><![CDATA[Silvia P]]></given-names>
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<name>
<surname><![CDATA[Núñez R]]></surname>
<given-names><![CDATA[Jesús]]></given-names>
</name>
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<contrib contrib-type="author">
<name>
<surname><![CDATA[Trujillo A]]></surname>
<given-names><![CDATA[Iván A]]></given-names>
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<aff id="Af1">
<institution><![CDATA[,Universidad Surcolombiana  ]]></institution>
<addr-line><![CDATA[Neiva ]]></addr-line>
<country>Colombia</country>
</aff>
<aff id="Af2">
<institution><![CDATA[,Universidad Nacional de la Plata  ]]></institution>
<addr-line><![CDATA[ ]]></addr-line>
<country>Argentina</country>
</aff>
<aff id="Af3">
<institution><![CDATA[,Fundación Universitaria Sanitas  ]]></institution>
<addr-line><![CDATA[Bogotá ]]></addr-line>
<country>Colombia</country>
</aff>
<aff id="Af4">
<institution><![CDATA[,Universidad Surcolombiana  ]]></institution>
<addr-line><![CDATA[Neiva ]]></addr-line>
<country>Colombia</country>
</aff>
<pub-date pub-type="pub">
<day>00</day>
<month>12</month>
<year>2021</year>
</pub-date>
<pub-date pub-type="epub">
<day>00</day>
<month>12</month>
<year>2021</year>
</pub-date>
<volume>53</volume>
<copyright-statement/>
<copyright-year/>
<self-uri xlink:href="http://www.scielo.org.co/scielo.php?script=sci_arttext&amp;pid=S0121-08072021000100318&amp;lng=en&amp;nrm=iso"></self-uri><self-uri xlink:href="http://www.scielo.org.co/scielo.php?script=sci_abstract&amp;pid=S0121-08072021000100318&amp;lng=en&amp;nrm=iso"></self-uri><self-uri xlink:href="http://www.scielo.org.co/scielo.php?script=sci_pdf&amp;pid=S0121-08072021000100318&amp;lng=en&amp;nrm=iso"></self-uri><abstract abstract-type="short" xml:lang="es"><p><![CDATA[Resumen  Introducción: Los nódulos tiroideos son un crecimiento localizado en el tejido tiroideo, aproximadamente el 8 % son malignos, y el ultrasonido es el método ideal para detectarlos.  Objetivo: Determinar cuáles son los hallazgos ecográficos que pueden sugerir una mayor probabilidad de malignidad del nódulo tiroideo.  Metodología: Estudio descriptivo de tipo corte transversal en pacientes con nódulo tiroideo en una institución prestadora de salud de Neiva.  Resultados: Se evaluaron 63 pacientes con un promedio de edad de 52 años, 95 % fueron femeninos y el 5 % masculinos. El 71 % presentaron nódulos tiroideos benignos, y el 10 % nódulos malignos. En el 100 % de los nódulos tiroideos malignos se encontró vascularidad aumentada, microcalcificaciones, adenopatías asociadas, bordes irregulares y componente sólido, y los hallazgos con respecto a hipoecogenicidad y diámetro anteroposterior mayor al transverso (más alto que ancho), se encontró en el 83 % siendo estadísticamente significativos. La sensibilidad de los hallazgos ecográficos supera el 80 %, excepto la variable "tamaño del nódulo mayor a 1 centímetro".  Conclusiones: Los hallazgos ecográficos como adenopatías y el diámetro anteroposterior mayor al transverso son indicadores potenciales de nódulos tiroideos malignos, el tamaño mayor a un centímetro no siempre es predictor de malignidad, sin embargo debido al tamaño de la muestra en nuestro estudio no es posible generalizarlo como un factor determinante para la realización de biopsia, por ende recomendamos el seguimiento de los nódulos teniendo en cuenta los criterios ecográficos de malignidad y la clasificación TIRADS para tomar decisiones con respecto a las biopsias tiroideas.]]></p></abstract>
<abstract abstract-type="short" xml:lang="en"><p><![CDATA[Abstract  Introduction: Thyroid nodules are a localized growth in the thyroid tissue, approximately 8% are malignant, and an ultrasound is the ideal method to detect them.  Objective: Determine which are the ultrasound findings that may suggest an increased probability of thyroid nodule malignancy.  Methodology: Descriptive cross-sectional study amongst patients with thyroid nodule in a healthcare institution in Neiva.  Results: A total of 63 patients were evaluated with an average age of 52 years, 95% were female and 5% male. Seventy-one percent had benign thyroid nodules, and 10% malignant nodules. In 100% of malignant thyroid nodules, increased vascularity, microcalcifications, associated adenopathies, irregular borders and solid component were found, and the findings regarding hypoechogenicity and anteroposterior diameter greater than the transverse (higher than wide), were found in 83%, being statistically significant. The sensitivity of ultrasound findings exceeds 80%, except for the variable nodule size greater than 1 centimetre.  Conclusions: Ultrasound findings such as adenopathies and anteroposterior diameters greater than the transverse one are potential indicators of malignant thyroid nodules, the size greater than one centimetre is not always a predictor of malignancy; however, due to the size of the sample in our study it is not possible to generalize it as a determining factor for biopsy. Therefore, we recommend monitoring the nodules considering the ultrasound criteria for malignancy and the TIRADS classification to make decisions regarding thyroid biopsies.]]></p></abstract>
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<kwd lng="es"><![CDATA[Nódulo Tiroideo]]></kwd>
<kwd lng="es"><![CDATA[Cáncer de Tiroides]]></kwd>
<kwd lng="es"><![CDATA[Ecografía de Tiroides]]></kwd>
<kwd lng="es"><![CDATA[Citología]]></kwd>
<kwd lng="es"><![CDATA[Biopsia]]></kwd>
<kwd lng="en"><![CDATA[Thyroid Nodule]]></kwd>
<kwd lng="en"><![CDATA[Thyroid Cancer]]></kwd>
<kwd lng="en"><![CDATA[Thyroid Ultrasound]]></kwd>
<kwd lng="en"><![CDATA[Cytology]]></kwd>
<kwd lng="en"><![CDATA[Biopsy]]></kwd>
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