Well-Differentiated Thyroid Carcinoma Patient Records from 2008-2015

95 of 353 thyroid surgery patients at a Brazilian university hospital had well-differentiated thyroid carcinoma. Papillary carcinoma was the most frequent type, affecting women around age 49 more often. The study, authored by Ricardo Rocha, analyzed surgical outcomes and recurrence over a mean follow-up of 36.9 months.

Use Cases

• Analyzing recurrence rates based on locoregional relapse data mentioned in the description
• Studying the frequency of postoperative complications like hematoma
• Investigating prognostic factors such as tumor size, lymph node involvement, and staging
• Comparing surgical procedure outcomes, like total thyroidectomy versus procedures with cervical emptying

Strengths

• Includes data on 95 patients with well-differentiated thyroid carcinoma
• Specifies a mean follow-up time of 36.9 months for tracking outcomes
• Reports precise complication and recurrence rates (6.31% and 4.21% respectively)

Limitations

• Row count is unknown, which may limit suitability assessment
• Column-level documentation is absent; field semantics must be inferred after download
• Data may reflect geographic bias inherent to a single hospital in Brazil

Provenance

Source

Cassiano Antônio Moraes University Hospital of the Federal University of Espírito Santo

Collection Method

Cross-sectional, retrospective study of patient records

Time Range

January 2008 to December 2015

Geography

Brazil (likely Espírito Santo state)