title: Lack of influence of pregnancy on the prognosis of survivors of thyroid cancer.
abstract: OBJECTIVE
  The aim of this study is to investigate the influence of pregnancy on prognosis of thyroid cancer.
  
  
  METHODS
  A total of 72 patients aged between 15-45 years who underwent total or subtotal thyroidectomy and subsequently radioablation were followed up under suppression. Individuals who had term pregnancies after diagnosis of cancer (group 1, n: 36) and who were non-pregnant (group 2, n:36) were included in the study. Both groups were compared in terms of scintigraphic relapse and metastasis, ultrasonographic relapse, stage change of lympadenopathy at the beginning and at the end of the study.
  
  
  RESULTS
  Relapse was detected in 4 out of 36 pregnant patients (11.1%) and in 5 out of 36 non-pregnant patients (13.9%) with no significant difference between groups (p=1.00). Pathologic lymphadenopathy was detected in 2 out of 36 pregnant patients (5.6%) and in 2 out of 36 non-pregnant patients (5.6%) (p=1.00), and metastasis in 3 (8.3%) and in 1 (2.8%), respectively (p=0.61). While stage change was detected in only one pregnant patient (2.8%), and none of the non-pregnant again there was no significant difference (p=1.00).
  
  
  CONCLUSIONS
  We conclude that pregnancy does not have an influence on prognosis of thyroid cancer.
authors.affiliation: Tepecik Education and Research Hospital, Department of Gynecology and Obstetrics, Izmir, Turkey E-mail : drigulhan@yahoo.com.
authors.forename: Adnan
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Budak
authors.forename: Ibrahim
authors.initials: I
authors.lastname: Gulhan
authors.forename: Onur Suleyman
authors.initials: OS
authors.lastname: Aldemir
authors.forename: Alper
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Ileri
authors.forename: Emine
authors.initials: E
authors.lastname: Tekin
authors.forename: Mehmet
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Ozeren
mesh_terms: D018263:Adenocarcinoma, Follicular / Q000556:secondary* / Q000601:surgery; D000293:Adolescent; D000328:Adult; D002291:Carcinoma, Papillary / Q000556:secondary* / Q000601:surgery; D016022:Case-Control Studies; D005260:Female; D005500:Follow-Up Studies; D006801:Humans; D008206:Lymphatic Diseases; D008207:Lymphatic Metastasis; D008875:Middle Aged; D009364:Neoplasm Recurrence, Local / Q000175:diagnosis*; D011247:Pregnancy; D011252:Pregnancy Complications, Neoplastic; D011379:Prognosis; D017741:Survivors; D013964:Thyroid Neoplasms / Q000473:pathology* / Q000601:surgery; D013965:Thyroidectomy; D055815:Young Adult