Mediastinal Lymph Node Metastases in Thyroid Cancer: Characteristics, Predictive Factors, and Prognosis
Joint Authors
Ji, Qinghai
Zhang, Ting-ting
Qu, Ning
Hu, Jia-qian
Shi, Rong-liang
Wen, Duo
Sun, Guo-hua
Source
International Journal of Endocrinology
Issue
Vol. 2017, Issue 2017 (31 Dec. 2017), pp.1-10, 10 p.
Publisher
Hindawi Publishing Corporation
Publication Date
2017-11-12
Country of Publication
Egypt
No. of Pages
10
Main Subjects
Abstract EN
Background.
Mediastinal lymph node metastases (MLNM) have not been extensively studied.
The aim of this study is to investigate the characteristics, predictive factors, and prognosis of MLNM in thyroid cancer.
Methods.
This is a retrospective study based on the thyroid cancer patients with MLNM at our institution from 2008 to 2015.
Results.
In total, 73 thyroid cancer patients with positive MLNM were included in this study.
It contained sixty patients (82.2%) with papillary thyroid carcinoma (PTC), twelve (16.4%) with medullary thyroid carcinoma, and one (1.4%) with anaplastic thyroid carcinoma.
Forty-eight patients had the surgery as initial treatment.
Fifty-three (72.6%) patients remained disease-free, and fifteen (20.5%) developed a regional recurrence.
Distant metastases occurred in four (5.5%) patients and five (6.8%) patients died.
Five-year overall survival rate and disease-free survival (DFS) rate of the PTC patients for initial treatment are 95.4% and 77.2%, respectively.
Extrathyroidal extension and multiple lymph nodes involved were associated with DFS in PTC patients.
Conclusions.
Initial therapeutic control is very important for the thyroid cancer patients.
Extrathyroidal extension and multiple mediastinal lymph nodes involved were the influence factors of prognosis in the thyroid cancer patients with MLNM.
American Psychological Association (APA)
Zhang, Ting-ting& Qu, Ning& Hu, Jia-qian& Shi, Rong-liang& Wen, Duo& Sun, Guo-hua…[et al.]. 2017. Mediastinal Lymph Node Metastases in Thyroid Cancer: Characteristics, Predictive Factors, and Prognosis. International Journal of Endocrinology،Vol. 2017, no. 2017, pp.1-10.
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Modern Language Association (MLA)
Zhang, Ting-ting…[et al.]. Mediastinal Lymph Node Metastases in Thyroid Cancer: Characteristics, Predictive Factors, and Prognosis. International Journal of Endocrinology No. 2017 (2017), pp.1-10.
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American Medical Association (AMA)
Zhang, Ting-ting& Qu, Ning& Hu, Jia-qian& Shi, Rong-liang& Wen, Duo& Sun, Guo-hua…[et al.]. Mediastinal Lymph Node Metastases in Thyroid Cancer: Characteristics, Predictive Factors, and Prognosis. International Journal of Endocrinology. 2017. Vol. 2017, no. 2017, pp.1-10.
https://search.emarefa.net/detail/BIM-1166020
Data Type
Journal Articles
Language
English
Notes
Includes bibliographical references
Record ID
BIM-1166020