Papillary Thyroid Carcinoma: Analysis of the Central Compartmentʼs Lymph Nodes Metastases

Background: Papillary thyroid carcinoma is typical by regional lymph nodes metastases. Therefore we decided to analyse associated risk factors. Objective: In this retrospective study we focused on the incidence of metastatic involvement of the central compartment’s lymph nodes correlated with age, s...

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Main Authors: Ján Sojak, Marian Sičák, Adrian Kališ, Michal Slašťan
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Language:English
Published: Karolinum Press 2017-06-01
Series:Acta Medica
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Online Access:https://actamedica.lfhk.cuni.cz/60/1/0044/
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author Ján Sojak
Marian Sičák
Adrian Kališ
Michal Slašťan
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Marian Sičák
Adrian Kališ
Michal Slašťan
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description Background: Papillary thyroid carcinoma is typical by regional lymph nodes metastases. Therefore we decided to analyse associated risk factors. Objective: In this retrospective study we focused on the incidence of metastatic involvement of the central compartment’s lymph nodes correlated with age, size of the primary tumour, infiltration of thyroid gland capsule, positive lymphangioinvasion in order to assess risk factors. Method: We analysed group of 156 patients with papillary carcinoma, who have undergone total thyroidectomy and bilateral elective central compartment neck dissection. We evaluated the occurrence of metastases, size, infiltration and lymphangioinvasion based on definitive histology of the whole group and separately for subgroups of patients under and over 45 years. Result: We found metastatic involvement in 88 (56.4%) patients. When comparing the subgroups of patients under (73 patients) and over 45 years (83 patients), we found metastases in 56 vs. 32 (76.7% vs. 38.6%) patients. In the subgroup of younger patients we found significant higher incidence of metastases compared with the group of over 45 years, P < 0.001 (P = 0.000027). We found significant higher incidence of metastases in patients with positive capsule infiltration in the whole group, P < 0.001 (P = 0.00049); in the subgroup of under 45 years, P < 0.001 (P = 0.00091) and in patients with positive lymphangioinvasion in the whole group, P < 0.01 (P = 0.00177); in the subgroup of over 45 years, P < 0.001 (P = 0.0002). In patients with metastases we found tumour size ≥1cm more frequently in all groups. Conclusion: We recorded higher incidence of regional metastases in patients under 45 years, positive capsule infiltration, lymphangioinvasion. Age under 45 years itself does not correlate with less aggressive disease, to the contrary some of other analysed risk factors correlate with more aggressive disease.
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spelling doaj.art-00e98b81b33c4f8297572554a7fee3962022-12-22T00:00:45ZengKarolinum PressActa Medica1211-42861805-96942017-06-01601445010.14712/18059694.2017.495161Papillary Thyroid Carcinoma: Analysis of the Central Compartmentʼs Lymph Nodes MetastasesJán SojakMarian SičákAdrian KališMichal SlašťanBackground: Papillary thyroid carcinoma is typical by regional lymph nodes metastases. Therefore we decided to analyse associated risk factors. Objective: In this retrospective study we focused on the incidence of metastatic involvement of the central compartment’s lymph nodes correlated with age, size of the primary tumour, infiltration of thyroid gland capsule, positive lymphangioinvasion in order to assess risk factors. Method: We analysed group of 156 patients with papillary carcinoma, who have undergone total thyroidectomy and bilateral elective central compartment neck dissection. We evaluated the occurrence of metastases, size, infiltration and lymphangioinvasion based on definitive histology of the whole group and separately for subgroups of patients under and over 45 years. Result: We found metastatic involvement in 88 (56.4%) patients. When comparing the subgroups of patients under (73 patients) and over 45 years (83 patients), we found metastases in 56 vs. 32 (76.7% vs. 38.6%) patients. In the subgroup of younger patients we found significant higher incidence of metastases compared with the group of over 45 years, P < 0.001 (P = 0.000027). We found significant higher incidence of metastases in patients with positive capsule infiltration in the whole group, P < 0.001 (P = 0.00049); in the subgroup of under 45 years, P < 0.001 (P = 0.00091) and in patients with positive lymphangioinvasion in the whole group, P < 0.01 (P = 0.00177); in the subgroup of over 45 years, P < 0.001 (P = 0.0002). In patients with metastases we found tumour size ≥1cm more frequently in all groups. Conclusion: We recorded higher incidence of regional metastases in patients under 45 years, positive capsule infiltration, lymphangioinvasion. Age under 45 years itself does not correlate with less aggressive disease, to the contrary some of other analysed risk factors correlate with more aggressive disease.https://actamedica.lfhk.cuni.cz/60/1/0044/papillary carcinomathyroid glandmetastasesregional lymph nodesage
spellingShingle Ján Sojak
Marian Sičák
Adrian Kališ
Michal Slašťan
Papillary Thyroid Carcinoma: Analysis of the Central Compartmentʼs Lymph Nodes Metastases
Acta Medica
papillary carcinoma
thyroid gland
metastases
regional lymph nodes
age
title Papillary Thyroid Carcinoma: Analysis of the Central Compartmentʼs Lymph Nodes Metastases
title_full Papillary Thyroid Carcinoma: Analysis of the Central Compartmentʼs Lymph Nodes Metastases
title_fullStr Papillary Thyroid Carcinoma: Analysis of the Central Compartmentʼs Lymph Nodes Metastases
title_full_unstemmed Papillary Thyroid Carcinoma: Analysis of the Central Compartmentʼs Lymph Nodes Metastases
title_short Papillary Thyroid Carcinoma: Analysis of the Central Compartmentʼs Lymph Nodes Metastases
title_sort papillary thyroid carcinoma analysis of the central compartment s lymph nodes metastases
topic papillary carcinoma
thyroid gland
metastases
regional lymph nodes
age
url https://actamedica.lfhk.cuni.cz/60/1/0044/
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