Clinical Research

Comparison of Clinicopathological Features in Differentiated Thyroid Carcinomas at 55 Age Cut-Off Point: A Single Center Experience

Volume: 6 Number: 3 December 27, 2022
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Comparison of Clinicopathological Features in Differentiated Thyroid Carcinomas at 55 Age Cut-Off Point: A Single Center Experience

Abstract

Objectives: The incidence of differentiated thyroid cancer (DTC) has been increasing rapidly in recent years. Patient age at diagnosis is a good prognostic factor for thyroid cancer. DTC is the only malignancy that includes age as part of its staging system. The American Joint Committee on Cancer (AJCC) staging system currently uses 55 years of age as the cutoff point. In this study, we aimed to compare the clinicopathological features of DTC in patients <55 and ≥55 years old in our series. Materials and Methods: In total, 920 patients with DTC were retrospectively reviewed. Thyroid functions, ultrasonographic features of malignant nodules, cytological and histopathological findings, and recurrence and persistence rates were compared in patients <55 and ≥ 55 years old. Results: There were 605 (65.76%) patients <55 years old and 315 (34.24%) patients ≥55 years old. Of all cancer types, 95.79% in <55 years old patients and 94.46% in ≥55 years old were papillary thyroid cancer (PTC) (p = 0.269). The mean tumor diameter was 10.53±10.72 mm in patients <55 years old and 12.65±12.72 mm in patients >55 years old (p=0.009). Extrathyroidal extension (ETE) was detected in 8.42% of <55 years old patients and 12.79% of patients ≥55 years old (p=0.011). Capsular invasion was detected in 19.11% of <55 years old patients and 23.24% of patients ≥55 years old (p=0.032). The rate of chronic lymphocytic thyroiditis in the <55 years old patients was higher than in the ≥55 years old patients (p<0.001). Lymphatic invasion, vascular invasion, lymph node metastasis, distant metastasis, persistence, and recurrence rates were similar. Conclusion: DTC in patients ≥55 years old is associated with larger tumors, greater ETE, and greater capsular invasion compared to patients <55 years old.

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Details

Primary Language

English

Subjects

Health Care Administration

Journal Section

Clinical Research

Publication Date

December 27, 2022

Submission Date

November 10, 2022

Acceptance Date

November 24, 2022

Published in Issue

Year 2022 Volume: 6 Number: 3

APA
Beştepe, N., Başer, H., Aksoy Altınboğa, A., Yalçın, A., Topaloğlu, O., Ersoy, R., & Çakır, B. (2022). Comparison of Clinicopathological Features in Differentiated Thyroid Carcinomas at 55 Age Cut-Off Point: A Single Center Experience. Medical Journal of Western Black Sea, 6(3), 274-282. https://doi.org/10.29058/mjwbs.1201993
AMA
1.Beştepe N, Başer H, Aksoy Altınboğa A, et al. Comparison of Clinicopathological Features in Differentiated Thyroid Carcinomas at 55 Age Cut-Off Point: A Single Center Experience. Med J West Black Sea. 2022;6(3):274-282. doi:10.29058/mjwbs.1201993
Chicago
Beştepe, Nagihan, Hüsniye Başer, Ayşegül Aksoy Altınboğa, et al. 2022. “Comparison of Clinicopathological Features in Differentiated Thyroid Carcinomas at 55 Age Cut-Off Point: A Single Center Experience”. Medical Journal of Western Black Sea 6 (3): 274-82. https://doi.org/10.29058/mjwbs.1201993.
EndNote
Beştepe N, Başer H, Aksoy Altınboğa A, Yalçın A, Topaloğlu O, Ersoy R, Çakır B (December 1, 2022) Comparison of Clinicopathological Features in Differentiated Thyroid Carcinomas at 55 Age Cut-Off Point: A Single Center Experience. Medical Journal of Western Black Sea 6 3 274–282.
IEEE
[1]N. Beştepe et al., “Comparison of Clinicopathological Features in Differentiated Thyroid Carcinomas at 55 Age Cut-Off Point: A Single Center Experience”, Med J West Black Sea, vol. 6, no. 3, pp. 274–282, Dec. 2022, doi: 10.29058/mjwbs.1201993.
ISNAD
Beştepe, Nagihan - Başer, Hüsniye - Aksoy Altınboğa, Ayşegül - Yalçın, Abdussamed - Topaloğlu, Oya - Ersoy, Reyhan - Çakır, Bekir. “Comparison of Clinicopathological Features in Differentiated Thyroid Carcinomas at 55 Age Cut-Off Point: A Single Center Experience”. Medical Journal of Western Black Sea 6/3 (December 1, 2022): 274-282. https://doi.org/10.29058/mjwbs.1201993.
JAMA
1.Beştepe N, Başer H, Aksoy Altınboğa A, Yalçın A, Topaloğlu O, Ersoy R, Çakır B. Comparison of Clinicopathological Features in Differentiated Thyroid Carcinomas at 55 Age Cut-Off Point: A Single Center Experience. Med J West Black Sea. 2022;6:274–282.
MLA
Beştepe, Nagihan, et al. “Comparison of Clinicopathological Features in Differentiated Thyroid Carcinomas at 55 Age Cut-Off Point: A Single Center Experience”. Medical Journal of Western Black Sea, vol. 6, no. 3, Dec. 2022, pp. 274-82, doi:10.29058/mjwbs.1201993.
Vancouver
1.Nagihan Beştepe, Hüsniye Başer, Ayşegül Aksoy Altınboğa, Abdussamed Yalçın, Oya Topaloğlu, Reyhan Ersoy, Bekir Çakır. Comparison of Clinicopathological Features in Differentiated Thyroid Carcinomas at 55 Age Cut-Off Point: A Single Center Experience. Med J West Black Sea. 2022 Dec. 1;6(3):274-82. doi:10.29058/mjwbs.1201993

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The Western Black Sea Medical Journal is an international, peer-reviewed, and open-access journal published by Zonguldak Bülent Ecevit University. First launched in 2017, the journal is published three times a year (in April, August, and December) and accepts articles in both Turkish and English.