Surgical indications and clinical management of benign and malignant follicular thyroid tumors: An algorithmic-based approach.

Surgical indications and clinical management of benign and malignant follicular thyroid tumors: An algorithmic-based approach. Mol Clin Oncol. 2021 Feb;14(2):32 Authors: Iwasaki H, Toda S, Murayama D, Kato S, Matsui A Abstract The present study retrospectively reviewed the treatment courses and results of patients with follicular thyroid tumors, including carcinomas. In the 5 year study period from April 2015 to March 2020, 797 patients with differentiated thyroid carcinoma and 128 patients with follicular tumors (FTs) received surgery or treatment for distant metastases and recurrence at the Kanagawa Cancer Center (Japan). Of these patients, 73 that were diagnosed with follicular thyroid carcinoma (FTC) were included in the present study. An algorithm used for the application of treatment strategies was assessed. The aim of the present study was to examine patients with FT or FTC who were treated at the Kanagawa Cancer Center to devise appropriate treatment strategies and to evaluate the various treatment outcomes of FTC. Pre-diagnostic serum thyroglobulin and thyroid stimulating hormone levels, follow-up and overall survival (OS) were investigated in the present study. The results revealed that OS was significantly increased in patients with minimally invasive follicular thyroid cancer (MIFTC) compared with widely invasive follicular thyroid cancer (WIFTC) (log-rank test, P=0.017). Additionally, OS was significantly higher in patie...
Source: Clinical Breast Cancer - Category: Cancer & Oncology Authors: Tags: Mol Clin Oncol Source Type: research