Patient and tumor factors contributing to distant metastasis in well-differentiated thyroid cancer: a retrospective cohort study

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dc.contributor.authorKhan, Usman
dc.contributor.authorAl Afif, Ayham
dc.contributor.authorAldaihani, Abdullah
dc.contributor.authorMacKay, Colin
dc.contributor.authorRigby, Matthew H
dc.contributor.authorRajaraman, Murali
dc.contributor.authorImran, Syed A
dc.contributor.authorBullock, Martin J
dc.contributor.authorTaylor, S. M
dc.contributor.authorTrites, Jonathan R B
dc.contributor.authorHart, Robert D
dc.date.accessioned2020-11-22T01:04:49Z
dc.date.available2020-11-22T01:04:49Z
dc.date.issued2020-11-16
dc.date.updated2020-11-22T01:04:49Z
dc.description.abstractAbstract Background Distant metastasis in thyroid cancer significantly reduces survival in patients with well-differentiated thyroid carcinoma (WDTC). There is limited information available to clinicians regarding pathological features that confer a higher risk of distant metastasis (DM). This study aimed to identify patient and tumor factors that were associated with the development of DM over time in patients with WDTC. Methods A retrospective cohort analysis of patients with WDTC (n = 584) at our institution was performed between 2007 and 2017. A total of 39 patients with DM and 529 patients with no DM (NDM) were included. Patient demographics, tumor characteristics and patient survival were compared between the DM and NDM groups using a univariate analysis. Multivariate Cox-proportional hazards model was used to evaluate the risk of developing distant metastasis over time. Kaplan-Meier analysis was used to compare survival between the DM and NDM groups. Results Distant metastasis had a substantial impact on disease-specific survival (DSS) at 5 and 10-years in the DM group; 71.0% (SE 8.4%) and 46.9% (SE 11.6%) respectively, compared to 100% survival in the NDM group (p < 0.001). The DM group had significantly higher proportions of males, lymphovascular invasion (LVI), nodal metastasis (NM), large tumor size (TS), extrathyroidal extension (ETE), positive resection margins, multifocality, follicular thyroid cancer (FTC), tall cell variant of papillary thyroid cancer (PTC), and Hurthle cell carcinoma (HCC), when compared to the NDM group (p < 0.05). A TS ≥ 2 cm (Hazard Ratio (HR) 1.370), NM (HR 3.806) and FTC (HR 7.068) were associated with a significantly increased hazard of developing distant metastasis in patients with WDTC. Conclusions TS ≥ 2 cm, NM and FTC are associated with a significantly increased propensity for developing DM in our cohort of WDTC patients. Graphical abstract
dc.identifier.citationJournal of Otolaryngology - Head & Neck Surgery. 2020 Nov 16;49(1):78
dc.identifier.doihttps://doi.org/10.1186/s40463-020-00469-8
dc.identifier.urihttp://hdl.handle.net/1880/112779
dc.identifier.urihttps://doi.org/10.11575/PRISM/45482
dc.language.rfc3066en
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dc.titlePatient and tumor factors contributing to distant metastasis in well-differentiated thyroid cancer: a retrospective cohort study
dc.typeJournal Article
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