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ArticleBioMed research international2017

Diagnostics of Thyroid Malignancy and Indications for Surgery in the Elderly and Younger Counterparts: Comparison of 3,749 Patients.

Krzysztof Kaliszewski, Dorota Diakowska, Marta Strutyńska-Karpińska, Beata Wojtczak, Michał Aporowicz, Zdzisław Forkasiewicz, Waldemar Balcerzak, Tadeusz Łukieńczuk, Paweł Domosławski

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Krzysztof Kaliszewski1st Department and Clinic of General, Gastroenterological and Endocrine Surgery, Wroclaw Medical University, Wroclaw, Poland.ORCID 0000-0002-3291-5294
Dorota DiakowskaDepartment of Nervous System Diseases, Faculty of Health Science, Wroclaw Medical University, Wroclaw, Poland.ORCID 0000-0002-1377-5601
Marta Strutyńska-KarpińskaDepartment and Clinic of Gastrointestinal and General Surgery, Wroclaw Medical University, Wroclaw, Poland.
Beata Wojtczak1st Department and Clinic of General, Gastroenterological and Endocrine Surgery, Wroclaw Medical University, Wroclaw, Poland.
Michał Aporowicz1st Department and Clinic of General, Gastroenterological and Endocrine Surgery, Wroclaw Medical University, Wroclaw, Poland.
Zdzisław Forkasiewicz1st Department and Clinic of General, Gastroenterological and Endocrine Surgery, Wroclaw Medical University, Wroclaw, Poland.
Waldemar Balcerzak1st Department and Clinic of General, Gastroenterological and Endocrine Surgery, Wroclaw Medical University, Wroclaw, Poland.
Tadeusz Łukieńczuk1st Department and Clinic of General, Gastroenterological and Endocrine Surgery, Wroclaw Medical University, Wroclaw, Poland.
Paweł Domosławski1st Department and Clinic of General, Gastroenterological and Endocrine Surgery, Wroclaw Medical University, Wroclaw, Poland.

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Abstract

backgroundIt seems valuable for clinicians to know if diagnostics of thyroid malignancy (TM) and indications for surgery in the elderly patients differ from these in younger counterparts. MATERIALS AND

methodsRetrospective analysis of the medical records of 3,749 patients surgically treated for thyroid tumor. Data of patients with histopathology confirmed TM (

resultsThe rate of cytological prediction to malignancy was more than three times higher in elderly women. Compression was a main reason for surgery in the elderly (

conclusionsThe rate of cytological prediction to malignancy in elderly women is high. Tracheal compression is a common surgical indication in the elderly patients. The final diagnoses of malignancy predominate in elderly women. The oldest TM patients present a higher number of advanced thyroid tumors and distant metastases.

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AdultAgedDemographyFemaleHumansMaleMiddle AgedROC CurveThyroid NeoplasmsThyroid Nodule

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PMCPMC5662825

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