Publications by authors named "Marcos Gomes Figueira"
Evaluation of thyroid nodules in the Brazilian Public Health Care System, Supplementary Health System, and Private Health System in the northeastern region of the State of São Paulo.
Ana Paula Figueiredo Engler Goulart Eduardo Ruas Martins Batista Marcos Gomes Figueira Patrícia Künzle Ribeiro Magalhães Léa Maria Zanini Maciel
Arch Endocrinol Metab
November 2021
Objective: To obtain data about the evaluation of thyroid nodules (TNs) in the northeastern of the State of São Paulo, compared by health care type, and measure the performance of cytology as a screening test for thyroid cancer (TC).
Methods: We collected data of 597 patients treated in the Brazilian public health care system (SUS), supplementary health (SH) and in private health system (PHS) in 2014. A total of 803 TNs were aspirated, and 125 patients underwent surgery.