Evaluation of Different Diagnostic Therapeutic Strategies in Patients with Thyroid Pathology

Evaluation of Different Diagnostic Therapeutic Strategies in Patients with Thyroid Pathology

Observational single-center prospective and retrospective, nonpharmacological, spontaneous cohort study.

The study is observational single-center prospective and retrospective, nonpharmacological, spontaneous cohort study. This study will be offered to any patient with thyroid pathology (hypothyroidism, hyperthyroidism/thyrotoxicosis, benign thyroid nodule, and thyroid carcinoma) followed by our Center with a minimum 3-month follow-up. In the retrospective phase, patients in whom thyroid pathology was diagnosed from 01/01/1995 until the approval of this study will be enrolled, while in the prospective phase those diagnosed from the time of the approval of this study to the next 10 years will be enrolled. In both phases, each patient will be followed for a maximum duate of 20 years.

Patients participating in the study will not undergo any procedure (laboratory or instrumental examination, examination or treatment) that is beyond the scope of normal daily clinical practice. Likewise, the clinical variables that will be collected for the study are those that are commonly collected by the physician in daily clinical practice.

Inclusion Criteria:

• Age older than 18 years at the time of diagnosis;
• Patients with thyroid pathology (hypothyroidism, hyperthyroidism/thyrotoxicosis, benign thyroid nodule, and thyroid carcinoma) in whom the diagnosis was made in our Center or another Center from 01/01/1995 until the approval of this study (retrospective phase) or from the time of approval of this study to the next 10 years (prospective phase);
• Obtaining informed consent.

Exclusion Criteria:

• Follow up lasting less than 3 months;
• Incomplete or missing clinical data that may affect the correct assessment of the patient.