Effects of Chronic Lymphocytic Thyroiditis on the Clinicopathological Features of Papillary Thyroid Cancer
Effects of Chronic Lymphocytic Thyroiditis on the Clinicopathological Features of Papillary Thyroid Cancer
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DOI:
10.1159/000486367
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发表时间:
2018-01-01
影响因子:
4.7
通讯作者:
Rivera, Juan
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作者:
Babli, Saleha;Payne, Richard J.;Rivera, Juan
Background: The effects of chronic lymphocytic thyroiditis (CLT) on the presentation and outcome of papillary thyroid carcinoma (PTC) have long been a topic of controversy. Objective: To evaluate the effect of coexistent CLT on the clinicopathological features of PTC. Design: Retrospective study. Patients: All patients with PTC who had been followed by the 2 co-investigators (Juan Rivera and Richard J. Payne) between 2006 and 2011 were included. Results: CLT was present in 35% (166) of the included patients and was associated with a higher proportion of patients with TNM stage I (p = 0.027) and fewer patients with persistent disease (p = 0.014) in comparison with the PTC-only group. Analysis of the data based on age (< 45 or > 45 years) revealed that in the older group, the presence of CLT was associated with fewer patients with persistent disease (p = 0.03) and capsular invasion (p = 0.05). However, in patients < 45 years of age, the presence of CLT was associated with more capsular invasion (p = 0.003) and extrathyroidal extension (p = 0.004) compared with the PTC-only group. Conclusions: CLT in patients with PTC was associated with lower-stage disease and less disease persistence in patients >45 years of age. In patients