title: Thyroglobulin level as a predictive factor of tumoral recurrence in differentiated thyroid cancer.
abstract: Ninety-eight patients with differentiated thyroid carcinoma were studied. Actuarial methods were used to investigate the 10-yr probability of survival (pS) and disease-free survival (pDFS). Our results show that the pDFS is a function of: (1) clinicopathologic stage: Stages I-II, pDFS = 90.9% +/- 5.0% versus Stages III-IV, pDFS = 55.9% +/- 17.8% (p less than 0.005); (2) age: Age less than 45 yr, pDFS = 87.2% +/- 10.0% versus age greater than or equal to 45 yr, pDFS = 66.6% +/- 12.0% (p less than 0.002); and (3) plasma thyroglobulin (Tg) levels: Tg less than or equal to 23 ng/ml, pDFS = 100% versus Tg greater than 23 ng/ml, pDFS = 68.3% +/- 10.6% (p less than 0.005). Using the multivariate analysis of proportional risk, the regression coefficients obtained (Stage: beta = 0.7615; Age: beta = 1.6398, and Tg: beta = 1.7607) allowed us to establish two different groups of risk of relapse on the basis of a prognostic index.
authors.affiliation: Department of Radiology, School of Medicine, University of Granada, Spain.
authors.forename: J
authors.initials: J
authors.lastname: Ruiz-Garcia
authors.forename: J M
authors.initials: JM
authors.lastname: Ruiz de Almodóvar
authors.forename: N
authors.initials: N
authors.lastname: Olea
authors.forename: V
authors.initials: V
authors.lastname: Pedraza
mesh_terms: D000230:Adenocarcinoma / Q000097:blood / Q000453:epidemiology / Q000601:surgery*; D000293:Adolescent; D000328:Adult; D000368:Aged; D002291:Carcinoma, Papillary / Q000097:blood / Q000453:epidemiology / Q000601:surgery*; D005260:Female; D005500:Follow-Up Studies; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D015999:Multivariate Analysis; D009364:Neoplasm Recurrence, Local / Q000097:blood* / Q000453:epidemiology; D012306:Risk; D016019:Survival Analysis; D013954:Thyroglobulin / Q000097:blood*; D013964:Thyroid Neoplasms / Q000097:blood / Q000453:epidemiology / Q000601:surgery*
chemical_list: D013954:Thyroglobulin