Clinical implications of microscopic extrathyroidal extension in patients with papillary thyroid carcinoma

Highlights • Degree of ETE is correlated with clinicopathologic features and tumor recurrence. • Microscopic ETE has a poorer clinical outcome than no ETE. • Microscopic ETE has a better outcome than macroscopic ETE. • Postoperative follow-up planning should be individualized regarding the ETE exten...

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Published in:Oral oncology 2017-09, Vol.72, p.183-187
Main Authors: Park, Ji Su, Chang, Jae Won, Liu, Lihua, Jung, Seung-Nam, Koo, Bon Seok
Format: Article
Language:English
Subjects:
Adolescent
Adult
Aged
Aged, 80 and over
Carcinoma, Papillary - pathology
Clinical implication
Disease-Free Survival
Extrathyroidal extension
Female
Hematology, Oncology and Palliative Medicine
Humans
Lymphatic Metastasis
Male
Middle Aged
Neoplasm Recurrence, Local
Otolaryngology
Papillary thyroid cancer
Prognosis
Recurrence
Retrospective Studies
Thyroid Cancer, Papillary
Thyroid Neoplasms - pathology
Young Adult
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Summary:Highlights • Degree of ETE is correlated with clinicopathologic features and tumor recurrence. • Microscopic ETE has a poorer clinical outcome than no ETE. • Microscopic ETE has a better outcome than macroscopic ETE. • Postoperative follow-up planning should be individualized regarding the ETE extent.
ISSN:1368-8375
1879-0593
DOI:10.1016/j.oraloncology.2017.02.008