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<journal-meta>
<journal-id>0026-1742</journal-id>
<journal-title><![CDATA[Revista de la Facultad de Medicina (México)]]></journal-title>
<abbrev-journal-title><![CDATA[Rev. Fac. Med. (Méx.)]]></abbrev-journal-title>
<issn>0026-1742</issn>
<publisher>
<publisher-name><![CDATA[Universidad Nacional Autónoma de México, Facultad de Medicina]]></publisher-name>
</publisher>
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<article-meta>
<article-id>S0026-17422020000100014</article-id>
<article-id pub-id-type="doi">10.22201/fm.24484865e.2020.63.1.03</article-id>
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<article-title xml:lang="es"><![CDATA[Carcinoma papilar difuso de tiroides: microcalcificaciones fuera del nódulo tiroideo]]></article-title>
<article-title xml:lang="en"><![CDATA[Diffuse Papillary Thyroid Carcinoma: Microcalcifications Outside the Thyroid Node]]></article-title>
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<contrib-group>
<contrib contrib-type="author">
<name>
<surname><![CDATA[Ramírez-Gutiérrez de Velasco]]></surname>
<given-names><![CDATA[Alfredo]]></given-names>
</name>
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<contrib contrib-type="author">
<name>
<surname><![CDATA[Pérez-González]]></surname>
<given-names><![CDATA[Adrián Fernando]]></given-names>
</name>
<xref ref-type="aff" rid="Aff"/>
</contrib>
<contrib contrib-type="author">
<name>
<surname><![CDATA[Paredes-Manjarréz]]></surname>
<given-names><![CDATA[Carlos]]></given-names>
</name>
<xref ref-type="aff" rid="Aff"/>
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<contrib contrib-type="author">
<name>
<surname><![CDATA[Alfeiran-Ruiz]]></surname>
<given-names><![CDATA[Antonio]]></given-names>
</name>
<xref ref-type="aff" rid="Aff"/>
</contrib>
<contrib contrib-type="author">
<name>
<surname><![CDATA[Romo-Aguirre]]></surname>
<given-names><![CDATA[Catalina]]></given-names>
</name>
<xref ref-type="aff" rid="Aff"/>
</contrib>
<contrib contrib-type="author">
<name>
<surname><![CDATA[Rodríguez-Gómez]]></surname>
<given-names><![CDATA[Adriana]]></given-names>
</name>
<xref ref-type="aff" rid="Aff"/>
</contrib>
<contrib contrib-type="author">
<name>
<surname><![CDATA[Quiroz-Castro]]></surname>
<given-names><![CDATA[Oscar]]></given-names>
</name>
<xref ref-type="aff" rid="Aff"/>
</contrib>
</contrib-group>
<aff id="Af1">
<institution><![CDATA[,Hospital Ángeles del Pedregal  ]]></institution>
<addr-line><![CDATA[Ciudad de México ]]></addr-line>
<country>México</country>
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<aff id="Af2">
<institution><![CDATA[,Hospital Ángeles del Pedregal  ]]></institution>
<addr-line><![CDATA[Ciudad de México ]]></addr-line>
<country>México</country>
</aff>
<aff id="Af3">
<institution><![CDATA[,Hospital Ángeles del Pedregal  ]]></institution>
<addr-line><![CDATA[Ciudad de México ]]></addr-line>
<country>México</country>
</aff>
<aff id="Af4">
<institution><![CDATA[,Hospital Ángeles del Pedregal  ]]></institution>
<addr-line><![CDATA[Ciudad de México ]]></addr-line>
<country>México</country>
</aff>
<pub-date pub-type="pub">
<day>00</day>
<month>02</month>
<year>2020</year>
</pub-date>
<pub-date pub-type="epub">
<day>00</day>
<month>02</month>
<year>2020</year>
</pub-date>
<volume>63</volume>
<numero>1</numero>
<fpage>14</fpage>
<lpage>19</lpage>
<copyright-statement/>
<copyright-year/>
<self-uri xlink:href="http://www.scielo.org.mx/scielo.php?script=sci_arttext&amp;pid=S0026-17422020000100014&amp;lng=en&amp;nrm=iso"></self-uri><self-uri xlink:href="http://www.scielo.org.mx/scielo.php?script=sci_abstract&amp;pid=S0026-17422020000100014&amp;lng=en&amp;nrm=iso"></self-uri><self-uri xlink:href="http://www.scielo.org.mx/scielo.php?script=sci_pdf&amp;pid=S0026-17422020000100014&amp;lng=en&amp;nrm=iso"></self-uri><abstract abstract-type="short" xml:lang="es"><p><![CDATA[Resumen:  Introducción:  La incidencia de cáncer papilar de tiroides (PTC) ha aumentado de 1975 a 2015. Basados en criterios publicados, el ultrasonido (US) es muy efectivo para predecir el riesgo de malignidad. Todos estos criterios se enfocan en los nódulos tiroideos; sin embargo, 2% de los casos se pueden presentar como focos ecogénicos difusos sin un nódulo identificable.  Caso:  Mujer de 17 años con historia de 3 meses con una masa palpable en la región anterior derecha del cuello, sin otros síntomas. El US de cuello revela múltiples focos ecogénicos de distribución difusa en el parénquima tiroideo con un nódulo de 6 mm TI-RADS 5 en el lóbulo izquierdo y ganglio linfáticos con componentes sólidos y quísticos, pérdida del hilio graso y con puntos ecogénicos. Se le realizó tiroidectomía total con linfadenectomía bilateral.  Discusión:  Las microcalcificaciones son muy sugestivas de CPT. Los ecos puntiformes se correlacionan en patología con una forma de calcificación distrófica llamada cuerpos de Psammoma, los cuales se depositan en tejido no viable. La tiroiditis crónica también puede presentar calcificaciones distróficas. Por lo tanto, un parénquima tiroideo normal con presencia de microcalcificaciones, obliga a realizar una biopsia con aguja fina para descartar CPT. Estudios recientes sugieren que la lobectomía es una opción viable y debe ser la primera elección en CPT localizado (&lt; 2 cm). Sin embargo, esto no se debe realizar en estos pacientes, ya que la presencia de microcalcificaciones difusas nos indica un tamaño del tumor mucho mayor y resultaría en un pronóstico desfavorable.  Conclusión:  Las microcalcificaciones difusas deben obligar al radiólogo a sospechar la variedad difusa del CPT como primera sospecha diagnóstica.]]></p></abstract>
<abstract abstract-type="short" xml:lang="en"><p><![CDATA[Abstract:  Introduction:  The incidence of thyroid papillary cancer (PTC) has increased from 1975 to 2015. Ultrasound is effective for predicting thyroid malignancy based on published criteria. All of these criteria focus on thyroid nodules but also 2% of the cases may appear as diffuse punctuate echogenic foci without an identifiable nodule.  Case: A 17-year-old female with a 3-month history of a palpable mass on the right anterior side of the neck without any further symptoms. Neck ultrasound revealed multiple punctuate echogenic foci scattered along the thyroid parenchyma with a 6 mm nodule TI-RADS 5 on the left lobe, lymph nodes with cystic and solid components, loss of echogenic hilum and punctuate echogenic foci. The patient underwent a total thyroidectomy with bilateral lymphadenectomy. The pathology report revealed diffuse distribution of papillary cancer with a nodule on the left lobe and metastatic disease on the lymph nodes.  Discussion:  Microcalcifications are highly suggestive of PTC. Punctuate echogenic foci correlate in pathology with a form of dystrophic calcifications, called Psammoma bodies, which are deposited in nonviable tissue. Chronic thyroiditis may also present dystrophic calcifications. Thus, a normal thyroid parenchyma with microcalcifications should encourage the radiologist to perform a fine-needle aspiration biopsy (FNAB). Recent studies suggest that lobectomy is a viable option and should be pursued in the setting of localized PTC (&lt;2 cm). A lobectomy should not be performed in patients with diffuse microcalcifications since it would result in an unfavorable outcome.  Conclusions:  Diffuse microcalcifications should immediately make the radiologist suspect diffuse PTC as a first diagnostic option.]]></p></abstract>
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<kwd lng="es"><![CDATA[Tiroides]]></kwd>
<kwd lng="es"><![CDATA[cáncer papilar difuso]]></kwd>
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<kwd lng="es"><![CDATA[microcalcificaciones]]></kwd>
<kwd lng="en"><![CDATA[Thyroid papillary cancer (PTC)]]></kwd>
<kwd lng="en"><![CDATA[Ultrasound (US)]]></kwd>
<kwd lng="en"><![CDATA[Psammoma]]></kwd>
<kwd lng="en"><![CDATA[Chronic thyroiditis]]></kwd>
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