Abstract | BACKGROUND: METHODS: A retrospective review of 70 patients (25 men; mean age, 47 (range, 14-92) years) operated on between January 1995 and December 2005 for FTC was undertaken. All patients had histopathology study of the regional LN and postoperative radioiodine scintigraphy. According to LN invasion, they were divided into two groups in which various parameters were compared. RESULTS: The length of follow-up was 52 (range 17-108) months. A total of 375 LN were examined from ipsilateral neck side and 87 LN from the contralateral side. LN metastases were found in five (7%) cases: all ipsilateral. Comparing data from the patients with and without LN metastases, respectively, age was 60 and 47 years (p = 0.12), male/female ratio was 1/4 and 24/41 (p = 0.44), tumor size was 68 and 37 mm (p < 0.01), tumor differentiation (well/moderate) was 3/2 and 25/19 (p = 0.89), distant metastases were detected in 1 and 8 cases (p = 0.72) .The tumor size was >40 mm in 35 (50%) patients. All patients with LN metastases were found in this group (5/35; 14%). CONCLUSIONS:
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Authors | Haitham Alfalah, Isaac Cranshaw, Thomas Jany, Laurent Arnalsteen, Emmanuelle Leteurtre, Catherine Cardot, François Pattou, Bruno Carnaille |
Journal | World journal of surgery
(World J Surg)
Vol. 32
Issue 12
Pg. 2623-6
(Dec 2008)
ISSN: 0364-2313 [Print] United States |
PMID | 18813971
(Publication Type: Journal Article)
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Topics |
- Adenocarcinoma, Follicular
(secondary, surgery)
- Adolescent
- Adult
- Aged
- Aged, 80 and over
- Cohort Studies
- Female
- Humans
- Lymph Node Excision
- Lymphatic Metastasis
- Male
- Middle Aged
- Neck
- Neoplasm Invasiveness
- Retrospective Studies
- Risk Factors
- Thyroid Neoplasms
(pathology, surgery)
- Tumor Burden
- Young Adult
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