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An Evaluation of Clinicopathological Factors Effective in the Development of Central and Lateral Lymph Node Metastasis in Papillary Thyroid Cancer.
Journal of the National Medical Association 2018 August
INTRODUCTION AND AIM: Papillary thyroid cancer (PTC) constitutes more than 90% of newly emerging differentiated thyroid cancers. Lymph node metastasis is often seen in PTC. There is a high risk of central metastasis in the presence of clinicopathological factors such as extrathyroidal extension, multifocality and lymphovascular invasion. The aim of this study is to evaluate the clinicopathological features that are effective in the development of lymph node metastasis.
MATERIAL AND METHOD: A retrospective examination was made of the records of patients diagnosed with papillary thyroid cancer and followed up in our clinic. Patients with and without lymph node metastasis were compared in respect of demographic features such as age, gender, pathology, histopathology, tumor size, lymph node metastasis, lymphovascular invasion, multifocality, capsule invasion, extrathyroidal extension and bilaterality.
RESULTS: Lymph node metastasis was determined in 52 of 419 papillary thyroid cancers. In the logistic regression analysis, a statistically significant relationship was determined between cervical lymph node metastasis and age <45 years (p < 0.001, OR:4.193), lymphovascular invasion (p < 0.001, OR:7.762), capsule invasion (p < 0.002, OR:3.054), extrathyroidal extension (p < 0.001, OR:6.450) and bilaterality (p < 0.001, OR: 0.217).
CONCLUSION: The risk of cervical lymph node metastasis was determined to be high in the presence of clinicopathological factors such as extrathyroidal extension, multifocality and lymphovascular invasion. Although lymph node metastasis does not clinically develop in all patients, knowing the risk factors related to lymph node metastasis can contribute to the evaluation of prophylactic central neck dissection in high-risk patients and follow-up of the patient in respect of recurrence.
MATERIAL AND METHOD: A retrospective examination was made of the records of patients diagnosed with papillary thyroid cancer and followed up in our clinic. Patients with and without lymph node metastasis were compared in respect of demographic features such as age, gender, pathology, histopathology, tumor size, lymph node metastasis, lymphovascular invasion, multifocality, capsule invasion, extrathyroidal extension and bilaterality.
RESULTS: Lymph node metastasis was determined in 52 of 419 papillary thyroid cancers. In the logistic regression analysis, a statistically significant relationship was determined between cervical lymph node metastasis and age <45 years (p < 0.001, OR:4.193), lymphovascular invasion (p < 0.001, OR:7.762), capsule invasion (p < 0.002, OR:3.054), extrathyroidal extension (p < 0.001, OR:6.450) and bilaterality (p < 0.001, OR: 0.217).
CONCLUSION: The risk of cervical lymph node metastasis was determined to be high in the presence of clinicopathological factors such as extrathyroidal extension, multifocality and lymphovascular invasion. Although lymph node metastasis does not clinically develop in all patients, knowing the risk factors related to lymph node metastasis can contribute to the evaluation of prophylactic central neck dissection in high-risk patients and follow-up of the patient in respect of recurrence.
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