Long-term impact of initial surgical and medical therapy on young patients with papillary thyroid cancer and bilateral cervical metastases.
- Author:
Qing-hai JI
1
;
Ling ZHANG
;
Yong-xue ZHU
;
Cai-ping HUANG
Author Information
- Publication Type:Journal Article
- MeSH: Adolescent; Adult; Carcinoma, Papillary; mortality; pathology; therapy; Child; Combined Modality Therapy; Female; Humans; Lymphatic Metastasis; Male; Multivariate Analysis; Neck; Thyroid Neoplasms; mortality; pathology; therapy
- From: Chinese Medical Journal 2008;121(1):63-66
- CountryChina
- Language:English
-
Abstract:
BACKGROUNDThere are few reviews on the clinical features and prognosis of young patients with papillary thyroid cancer and bilateral cervical metastases. We have investigated the long-term impact of initial surgical and medical therapy on such patients.
METHODSA retrospective study was performed on 24 young patients (11 females and 13 males) with papillary thyroid cancer and bilateral cervical lymph node metastases, ranging in age from 11 to 20 years (mean age, 16.6 years), who were treated in our institution from 1 January 1970 to 31 December 1985.
RESULTSAll the patients in this group were followed up for 20 years. The survival of the patients at 20 years was 91.7%. The recurrence of local tumor and distant metastases was 20.8% and 12.5%, respectively. Based on analysis of the clinical data, we determined that the completeness of the surgical excision had a significant correlation with tumor recurrence.
CONCLUSIONThese young patients with papillary thyroid cancer and cervical metastases have a good prognosis after suitable treatment.
