Kwangsoon Kim1, Chan Kwon Jung2, Dong-Jun Lim3, Ja Seong Bae1, Jeong Soo Kim1. 1. Department of Surgery, College of Medicine, the Catholic University of Korea, Seoul, Korea. 2. Department of Hospital Pathology, College of Medicine, the Catholic University of Korea, Seoul, Korea. 3. Division of Endocrinology and Metabolism, Department of Internal Medicine, College of Medicine, the Catholic University of Korea, Seoul, Korea.
Abstract
BACKGROUND: The cytologic findings of follicular neoplasm do not distinguish between benign follicular adenoma and follicular thyroid carcinoma (FTC). The objective of this retrospective study was to identify clinical and cytologic/pathologic features to predict malignancy in patients preoperatively diagnosed with follicular neoplasms. METHODS: In total, 416 patients with follicular neoplasms who underwent thyroidectomy were reviewed at Seoul St. Mary's Hospital (Seoul, Korea) from January 2010 to June 2018. Clinicopathological features were analyzed retrospectively by complete medical chart review and pathologic slide review. RESULTS: Thyroid malignancy/noninvasive follicular thyroid neoplasm with papillary-like nuclear features (NIFTP) was diagnosed in 209 patients (50.2%). In total, 59 patients (14.2%) were diagnosed with FTC, 55 patients (13.3%) were diagnosed with follicular variant papillary thyroid carcinoma (fvPTC). The number of patients with PTC-related nuclear changes was higher in the malignancy/NIFTP group than in the benign group (16.3% vs. 1.9%, P<0.001). Multivariate analysis indicated that the significant risk factors for the diagnosis of malignancy/NIFTP include cytologic or pathologic diagnosis with PTC-related nuclear changes, NRAS mutation, and male sex. CONCLUSIONS: The prevalence of malignancy in patients with a preoperative diagnosis of follicular neoplasm was much higher in our study than in previous reports. Cytologic or pathologic PTC-related nuclear changes is a useful predictor of the presence of malignancy. Further studies must be conducted to support our results. 2021 Gland Surgery. All rights reserved.
BACKGROUND: The cytologic findings of follicular neoplasm do not distinguish between benign follicular adenoma and follicular thyroid carcinoma (FTC). The objective of this retrospective study was to identify clinical and cytologic/pathologic features to predict malignancy in patients preoperatively diagnosed with follicular neoplasms. METHODS: In total, 416 patients with follicular neoplasms who underwent thyroidectomy were reviewed at Seoul St. Mary's Hospital (Seoul, Korea) from January 2010 to June 2018. Clinicopathological features were analyzed retrospectively by complete medical chart review and pathologic slide review. RESULTS: Thyroid malignancy/noninvasive follicular thyroid neoplasm with papillary-like nuclear features (NIFTP) was diagnosed in 209 patients (50.2%). In total, 59 patients (14.2%) were diagnosed with FTC, 55 patients (13.3%) were diagnosed with follicular variant papillary thyroid carcinoma (fvPTC). The number of patients with PTC-related nuclear changes was higher in the malignancy/NIFTP group than in the benign group (16.3% vs. 1.9%, P<0.001). Multivariate analysis indicated that the significant risk factors for the diagnosis of malignancy/NIFTP include cytologic or pathologic diagnosis with PTC-related nuclear changes, NRAS mutation, and male sex. CONCLUSIONS: The prevalence of malignancy in patients with a preoperative diagnosis of follicular neoplasm was much higher in our study than in previous reports. Cytologic or pathologic PTC-related nuclear changes is a useful predictor of the presence of malignancy. Further studies must be conducted to support our results. 2021 Gland Surgery. All rights reserved.
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