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Background The incidence of thyroid cancer in the United States and worldwide has increased 300% over the last three decades.1 Graves’ disease (GD) is the most common cause of hyperthyroidism. GD occurs due to activating antibodies to the TSH receptor. Thyroid-stimulating antibodies can result in intrinsic and genetic factors to favor the tumor growth process.2 Recent studies show that the incidence of thyroid cancer is higher among patients with GD when compared to toxic multinodular goiter.3 The current study compares the outcomes of Differentiated Thyroid Cancer (DTC) in patients with GD with non-GD patients. Objective The aim of the study was to compare demographics, pathology, stage, and prognosis of DTC in patients with GD with non-GD patients. Methods This was a retrospective chart review of 42 patients with a diagnosis of DTC with or without GD. Patients were selected using HERON (Healthcare Enterprise Repository Ontological Narration) software. We compared age at diagnosis, type and size of the tumor, radioactive iodine (RAI) use, and DTC recurrence amongst patients with GD with non-GD patients. We used the Chi-square to test for independence among the categorical variables at a nominal level of 0.05. The comparison of continuous variables was based on the t-test. Results The mean age of patients was 50 years (range 23–86). Out of 42 patients, 29 patients had GD and 13 patients did not have GD. 92% had papillary thyroid cancer and the mean tumor size was 1.3 cm (range 0.09–7.5). 86% of the patients had Stage 1 and 2 DTC. Patients with GD were diagnosed with DTC at a younger age (mean age 46 years) when compared to the patients without GD (mean age 59 years) with a p-value of 0.013. There was no difference in patients with GD in regard to the type of DTC (P = 0.54) and the stage of DTC (p-value 0.139). Both groups of patients had a similar rate of recurrence and RAI use (Table). Conclusion The current study concludes that patients with GD were diagnosed with DTC at an earlier age when compared to patients without GD. The stage of DTC and recurrence rate were similar in the two groups. The study was limited to a small number of patients. Presentation: Saturday, June 11, 2022 1:00 p.m. - 3:00 p.m. |
