title: Prognostic factors in papillary carcinoma of the thyroid.
abstract: In a retrospective study of 119 patients, followed for 1 to 30 years after treatment of a papillary carcinoma of the thyroid, the authors searched for possible prognostic factors of the risk of recurrence. Microcarcinomas, anaplastic tumors and Hürthle cell carcinomas were excluded from the study. In a univariate analysis, age (greater than 45 years), sex (male), loss of histologic differentiation, size (greater than 3 cm), presence of carcinomatous lymphangitis, extrathyroid extension, and presence of metastasis at diagnosis were associated with a higher recurrence rate; type of growth and multifocality were not significant. In a multivariate analysis (logistic regression), age, size, and carcinomatous lymphangitis were significant predictors for women, whereas metastasis at diagnosis and cystic growth were significant for men.
authors.affiliation: Institut Universitaire de Pathologie, Université de Lausanne, Switzerland.
authors.forename: A M
authors.initials: AM
authors.lastname: Schindler
authors.forename: G
authors.initials: G
authors.lastname: van Melle
authors.forename: B
authors.initials: B
authors.lastname: Evequoz
authors.forename: B
authors.initials: B
authors.lastname: Scazziga
mesh_terms: D000328:Adult; D002291:Carcinoma, Papillary / Q000209:etiology* / Q000401:mortality / Q000473:pathology / Q000556:secondary; D005260:Female; D005500:Follow-Up Studies; D006801:Humans; D008207:Lymphatic Metastasis; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D009364:Neoplasm Recurrence, Local; D011379:Prognosis; D012044:Regression Analysis; D012189:Retrospective Studies; D012307:Risk Factors; D012737:Sex Factors; D011795:Surveys and Questionnaires; D016019:Survival Analysis; D013964:Thyroid Neoplasms / Q000209:etiology* / Q000401:mortality / Q000473:pathology