Therapeutic Outcomes of Patients with Multifocal Papillary Thyroid Microcarcinomas and Larger Tumors
Joint Authors
Hsueh, Chuen
Ng, Soh-Ching
Kuo, Sheng-Fong
Huang, Bie-Yu
Lin, Jen-Der
Chen, Szu-Tah
Source
International Journal of Endocrinology
Issue
Vol. 2017, Issue 2017 (31 Dec. 2017), pp.1-8, 8 p.
Publisher
Hindawi Publishing Corporation
Publication Date
2017-05-31
Country of Publication
Egypt
No. of Pages
8
Main Subjects
Abstract EN
A retrospective review of 626 patients with multifocal papillary thyroid carcinoma (PTC) including 147 patients (23.5%) with multifocal papillary thyroid microcarcinoma (PTMC) from a total of 2,536 patients with PTC who visited the Chang Gung Medical Center in Linkou, Taiwan, was performed.
A comparison of the clinical features between 626 multifocal and 1,910 solitary PTC cases showed that patients in the multifocal PTC group were older and had a smaller mean tumor size, a more advanced tumor-node-metastasis (TNM) stage, and a higher percentage of nonremission status compared to patients in the solitary PTC group.
Of the 626 patients with multifocal PTC, the group with larger tumors showed a more advanced TNM stage, a higher percentage of lymph node metastasis and soft tissue invasion, and a higher nonremission rate compared to the multifocal PTMC group.
Of the 626 patients with multifocal PTC, 25 patients (4%) died during a mean follow-up period of 7.1 ± 5.3 years.
Kaplan-Meier survival curves showed a significantly lower survival rate associated with multifocal PTMC compared to that with solitary PTMC.
American Psychological Association (APA)
Ng, Soh-Ching& Kuo, Sheng-Fong& Chen, Szu-Tah& Hsueh, Chuen& Huang, Bie-Yu& Lin, Jen-Der. 2017. Therapeutic Outcomes of Patients with Multifocal Papillary Thyroid Microcarcinomas and Larger Tumors. International Journal of Endocrinology،Vol. 2017, no. 2017, pp.1-8.
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Modern Language Association (MLA)
Ng, Soh-Ching…[et al.]. Therapeutic Outcomes of Patients with Multifocal Papillary Thyroid Microcarcinomas and Larger Tumors. International Journal of Endocrinology No. 2017 (2017), pp.1-8.
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American Medical Association (AMA)
Ng, Soh-Ching& Kuo, Sheng-Fong& Chen, Szu-Tah& Hsueh, Chuen& Huang, Bie-Yu& Lin, Jen-Der. Therapeutic Outcomes of Patients with Multifocal Papillary Thyroid Microcarcinomas and Larger Tumors. International Journal of Endocrinology. 2017. Vol. 2017, no. 2017, pp.1-8.
https://search.emarefa.net/detail/BIM-1166194
Data Type
Journal Articles
Language
English
Notes
Includes bibliographical references
Record ID
BIM-1166194