OBJECTIVE: To investigate the treatment and prognosis of the patients with squamous cell carcinoma of thyroid. METHOD: The clinical data of all patients with squamous cell carcinoma of the thyroid in our hospital from Dec. 1994 to Dec. 2008 were analyzed retrospectively. RESULT: The overall 1-year, 3-year survival rates were 36.4% and 9.1% respectively. The median survival time was 8 months. Survival analysis showed the patients receiving surgery and postoperative radiotherapy had a better prognosis. CONCLUSION The prognosis of squamous cell carcinoma of thyroid was poor; the patients with squamous cell carcinoma of thyroid maybe get a better prognosis by receiving surgery and postoperative radiotherapy.
Adult ; Carcinoma, Squamous Cell ; diagnosis ; therapy ; Female ; Humans ; Male ; Middle Aged ; Prognosis ; Retrospective Studies ; Thyroid Neoplasms ; diagnosis ; therapy