Bong Joon Jin1, Moo Keon Kim1, Yong Bae Ji1, Chang Myeon Song1, Jung Hwan Park2, Kyung Tae3. 1. Department of Otolaryngology-Head and Neck Surgery, College of Medicine, Hanyang University, Seoul 133-792, Republic of Korea. 2. Department of Internal Medicine, College of Medicine, Hanyang University, Seoul 133-792, Republic of Korea. 3. Department of Otolaryngology-Head and Neck Surgery, College of Medicine, Hanyang University, Seoul 133-792, Republic of Korea. Electronic address: kytae@hanyang.ac.kr.
Abstract
OBJECTIVES: Maximal extrathyroidal extension (ETE) is known to be an important prognostic factor in papillary thyroid carcinoma (PTC). However, the significance of minimal ETE is controversial. The aim of this study was to investigate the clinicopathologic characteristics and prognostic significance of minimal vs maximal ETE in PTC. MATERIALS AND METHODS: A group of 967 patients who underwent thyroidectomy for PTC in a tertiary hospital between January 2000 and December 2011 were studied retrospectively. Patients were classified into three groups: absence of ETE, and minimal and maximal ETE. The minimal ETE group was further categorized into two subgroups according to invasion of strap muscles or no invasion (STI+ and STI-). RESULTS: Gender did not differ between the three groups of patients. The mean age of the patients with maximal ETE was significantly higher than in those belonging to the other groups. Tumor size, bilaterality, lymph node metastasis and stage increased significantly according to the degree of ETE. Recurrence and survival rates did not differ between the absence and minimal ETE groups, or between the STI- and STI+ subgroups of minimal ETE. However, the maximal ETE group had significantly higher recurrence and lower survival rates than the other groups (P<0.001). CONCLUSION: Maximal ETE is a significant factor for poor prognosis. However, minimal ETE is not associated with increased recurrence or decreased survival in patients with PTC.
OBJECTIVES: Maximal extrathyroidal extension (ETE) is known to be an important prognostic factor in papillary thyroid carcinoma (PTC). However, the significance of minimal ETE is controversial. The aim of this study was to investigate the clinicopathologic characteristics and prognostic significance of minimal vs maximal ETE in PTC. MATERIALS AND METHODS: A group of 967 patients who underwent thyroidectomy for PTC in a tertiary hospital between January 2000 and December 2011 were studied retrospectively. Patients were classified into three groups: absence of ETE, and minimal and maximal ETE. The minimal ETE group was further categorized into two subgroups according to invasion of strap muscles or no invasion (STI+ and STI-). RESULTS: Gender did not differ between the three groups of patients. The mean age of the patients with maximal ETE was significantly higher than in those belonging to the other groups. Tumor size, bilaterality, lymph node metastasis and stage increased significantly according to the degree of ETE. Recurrence and survival rates did not differ between the absence and minimal ETE groups, or between the STI- and STI+ subgroups of minimal ETE. However, the maximal ETE group had significantly higher recurrence and lower survival rates than the other groups (P<0.001). CONCLUSION: Maximal ETE is a significant factor for poor prognosis. However, minimal ETE is not associated with increased recurrence or decreased survival in patients with PTC.
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