[Clinical-pathomorphologic preparation of patients after surgical treatment of differentiated thyroid cancer to adjuvant treatment with 131I].
Thyroid cancer treatment includes: surgery, radioiodine therapy, thyroxine therapy and radiotherapy. Selection of treatment's strategy depends on histopathological evaluation, age of patient and iodine uptake. The aim of the analysis was to verify how the medical documentation of patients treated by surgical treatment was prepared. All patients were directed to the Department of Endocrinology, Holycross Cancer Center in Kielce. Analysis encompassed 33 patients classified to 131I therapy for the first time. In each case patient's medical documentation and histopathological diagnosis made in Department of Tumor Pathology, Holycross Cancer Center, were compared.


RESULTS
A conformity with primary cancer diagnosis was obtained in all but one patient in whom pathological consultation did not confirm oxyphilic carcinoma. In four cases the type of cancer was changed as a result of repeated consultation. pTMN classification was stated in 23 primary pathologic examination cases. After consultation of slides and inspection of surgery protocol, total or partial pTNM stage was obtained in other 9 patients.


CONCLUSIONS
Establishment of diagnostic and therapeutic algorithm, accepted on Conference in Szczyrk, 1995 is inadequately executed in small centers. Routine consultation of histopathological slides creates a possibility to make a proper choice of treatment's strategy.
Kowalska
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Swietokrzyskiego Centrum Onkologii w Kielcach.
Sygut
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Kulig
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Góźdź
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D006801:Humans; D007457:Iodine Radioisotopes / Q000627:therapeutic use*; D011184:Postoperative Period; D018714:Radiotherapy, Adjuvant; D013964:Thyroid Neoplasms / Q000473:pathology* / Q000628:therapy*; D013974:Thyroxine / Q000627:therapeutic use
D007457:Iodine Radioisotopes; D013974:Thyroxine