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ArticleWorld journal of surgery2017

Prognostic Impact of Further Treatments on Distant Metastasis in Patients With Minimally Invasive Follicular Thyroid Carcinoma: Verification Using Inverse Probability of Treatment Weighting.

Yu-Mi Lee, Yi Ho Lee, Dong Eun Song, Won Bae Kim, Tae-Yon Sung, Jong Ho Yoon, Ki-Wook Chung, Suck Joon Hong

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Article in World journal of surgery, 2017. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 8 papers, 2 of them syntheses that pooled it.

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8 authors at 3 institutions in 1 country.

Yu-Mi LeeDepartment of Surgery, Asan Medical Center, University of Ulsan College of Medicine, 388-1 Pungnap-dong Songpa-gu, Seoul, 138-736, Korea.
Yi Ho LeeDepartment of Surgery, Asan Medical Center, University of Ulsan College of Medicine, 388-1 Pungnap-dong Songpa-gu, Seoul, 138-736, Korea.
Dong Eun SongDepartment of Pathology, University of Ulsan College of Medicine, Seoul, Korea.
Won Bae KimDepartment of Internal Medicine, University of Ulsan College of Medicine, Seoul, Korea.
Tae-Yon SungDepartment of Surgery, Asan Medical Center, University of Ulsan College of Medicine, 388-1 Pungnap-dong Songpa-gu, Seoul, 138-736, Korea.
Jong Ho YoonDepartment of Surgery, Asan Medical Center, University of Ulsan College of Medicine, 388-1 Pungnap-dong Songpa-gu, Seoul, 138-736, Korea. gsyoon@amc.seoul.kr.
Ki-Wook ChungDepartment of Surgery, Asan Medical Center, University of Ulsan College of Medicine, 388-1 Pungnap-dong Songpa-gu, Seoul, 138-736, Korea.
Suck Joon HongDepartment of Surgery, Asan Medical Center, University of Ulsan College of Medicine, 388-1 Pungnap-dong Songpa-gu, Seoul, 138-736, Korea.
Asan Medical Center · KRUniversity of Ulsan · KRUlsan College · KR

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6 · The paper itself

Abstract

backgroundThe aim of this study was to evaluate the prognostic impact of further treatments in minimally invasive follicular thyroid carcinoma (MIFTC) patients.

methodsThe risk factors for distant metastases were analyzed, and the impact of surgical extent on distant metastasis was verified by using weighted logistic regression models with inverse-probability of treatment weighting (IPTW).

results166 patients including 31 males (18.7 %) and 135 females (81.3 %), with the mean age of 41.5 ± 13.5 years, were enrolled for this study. The median follow-up period was 103.5 months (range, 13-244 months). Seven patients (4.2 %) had distant metastases during follow-up period. The presence of vascular invasion (Hazard ratio [HR] = 29.06; 95 % Confidence Interval [CI] = 3.06-209.08; p = 0.015) and extensive vascular invasion ≥4 foci (HR = 40.57; 95 % CI = 2.09-789.13; p = 0.014) were the independent risk factors for distant metastasis by multivariate analysis. Surgical extent did not influence distant metastasis. Logistic regression with IPTW also demonstrated that there were no statistically significant differences in the development of distant metastasis based on surgical extent (HR = 1.28; 95 % CI = 0.15-10.87; p = 0.823).

conclusionsThe presence of extensive vascular invasion is the most powerful predictor of distant metastasis. However, it is noteworthy that further treatments do not demonstrate an advantageous effect on preventing distant metastasis during the follow-up period.

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Adenocarcinoma, FollicularAdultAgedFemaleFollow-Up StudiesHumansLogistic ModelsMaleMiddle AgedNeoplasm InvasivenessNeoplasm MetastasisProbabilityPrognosisRetrospective StudiesRisk FactorsThyroidectomy

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