Abstract
The presence of microscopic extra-nodal extension (ENE) may increase locoregional recurrence (LRR) in papillary thyroid carcinoma (PTC). We aimed to evaluate the association between microscopic ENE, response to initial therapy and LRR risk following total thyroidectomy, therapeutic neck dissection, and radioactive iodine (RAI) ablation in PTC. Of the 369 eligible PTC patients, 264 (71.5%) did not have microscopic ENE (group I) while 105 (28.5%) did (group II). All presented with clinical nodal metastasis (cN1) and underwent therapeutic neck dissection and RAI ablation. Biochemical incompleteness meant post-ablation stimulated thyroglobulin (sTg) >10 ng/ml. Multivariate analyses were conducted to identify independent factors for LRR. Biochemical incompleteness was significantly more common group II (43.8% vs. 17.4%, P < 0.05). The 10-year locoregional free-survival was significantly worse in group II than I (52.0% vs. 86.2%, P = 0.005). After adjusting for other significant factors, age <45 (P < 0.05), multifocality (P < 0.05), presence of ENE (P = 0.027) were independent risk factors of LRR. The number and size of positive lymph nodes were not independent factors. Patients with microscopic ENE were significantly more likely to ...Continue Reading
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