[The significance of calcification in the thyroid papillary carcinoma].
OBJECTIVE
To study the significance of calcification in the thyroid papillary carcinoma.


METHODS
Retrospectively analyze 88 cases of thyroid papillary carcinoma.


RESULTS
There was no association between calcification with age,TSH and TNM. But calcification was related to the size of tumor (P < 0.05). In addition, the level of TSH has no relationship with the size of tumor.


CONCLUSIONS
Calcification especially microcalcification may have significant relationship with thyroid papillary carcinoma and be directly related to the size of tumor. The larger size of tumor implies the higher possibility of calcification.
Department of Otolaryngology-Head and Neck Surgery, Renji Hospital, Shanghai Jiaotong University School of Medicine, Shanghai,200001, China.
Minfei
M
Qian
Jiadong
J
Wang
Yihui
Y
Qiu
D000293:Adolescent; D000328:Adult; D000368:Aged; D002114:Calcinosis / Q000473:pathology*; D002277:Carcinoma; D002291:Carcinoma, Papillary; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D009367:Neoplasm Staging; D012189:Retrospective Studies; D000077273:Thyroid Cancer, Papillary; D013964:Thyroid Neoplasms / Q000473:pathology*; D013972:Thyrotropin / Q000097:blood; D055815:Young Adult
D013972:Thyrotropin