Our experience with papillary thyroid microcancer
| Autor: | Anulekha Mary John, Paul M Jacob, Regi Oommen, Sheila Nair, Aravindan Nair, Simon Rajaratnam |
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| Jazyk: | angličtina |
| Rok vydání: | 2014 |
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| Zdroj: | Indian Journal of Endocrinology and Metabolism, Vol 18, Iss 3, Pp 410-413 (2014) |
| Druh dokumentu: | article |
| ISSN: | 2230-8210 2230-9500 |
| DOI: | 10.4103/2230-8210.131211 |
| Popis: | Background: Papillary thyroid microcarcinoma (PTMC) describes a focus of papillary thyroid cancer that is less than 1 cm in size. These tumors are frequently found on histopathological examination of thyroid specimens, operated upon for an indication other than suspected malignancy. Materials and Methods: From 2005 to 2012, 94 of 1300 thyroidectomy specimens in our institution were found to have PTMC. Of these, 77 were isolated PTMC while the others were associated with other differentiated cancers. We studied their clinicopathologic features, treatment and long-term outcome. Results: There were 18 men and 59 women (the male: female ratio was 1:3), their mean age was 44 ± 10.5 years (range: 18-72 years). Multinodular goiter was the most common indication for surgery. Malignancy was suspected in only 31.4% cases. The mean tumor size was 4.1 ± 2.3 mm. Nearly 17% cases had slightly larger tumors measuring >6 but |
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