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ArticleBMJ open2019

Features and trends of thyroid cancer in patients with thyroidectomies in Beijing, China between 1994 and 2015: a retrospective study.

Ling Zhao, Ping Pang, Li Zang, Yukun Luo, Fulin Wang, Guoqing Yang, Jin Du, Xianling Wang, Zhaohui Lyu, Jingtao Dou and 1 more

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Ling Zhao *The Department and Key Laboratory of Endocrinology and Metabolism, PLA General Hospital, Beijing, China.
Ping Pang *Department of Endocrinology, Hainan Branch of PLA General Hospital, Sanya, China.
Li ZangThe Department and Key Laboratory of Endocrinology and Metabolism, PLA General Hospital, Beijing, China.
Yukun LuoDepartment of Ultrasonography, PLA General Hospital, Beijing, China.
Fulin WangDepartment of Pathology, PLA General Hospital, Beijing, China.
Guoqing YangThe Department and Key Laboratory of Endocrinology and Metabolism, PLA General Hospital, Beijing, China.
Jin DuThe Department and Key Laboratory of Endocrinology and Metabolism, PLA General Hospital, Beijing, China.
Xianling WangThe Department and Key Laboratory of Endocrinology and Metabolism, PLA General Hospital, Beijing, China.
Zhaohui LyuThe Department and Key Laboratory of Endocrinology and Metabolism, PLA General Hospital, Beijing, China.
Jingtao DouThe Department and Key Laboratory of Endocrinology and Metabolism, PLA General Hospital, Beijing, China.
Yiming MuThe Department and Key Laboratory of Endocrinology and Metabolism, PLA General Hospital, Beijing, China.

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6 · The paper itself

Abstract

objectivesThis study aims to summarise the features and trends of thyroid carcinoma in the past two decades in China. DESIGN, SETTING AND

participantsClinical data obtained from 10 798 patients treated by thyroidectomy from 1994 to 2015 at the Department of General Surgery of the People's Liberation Army General Hospital, Beijing, China were retrospectively analysed. OUTCOME MEASURES: Incidence and histopathological features of thyroid cancer were compared and the risk factors for local lymph node metastasis analysed.

resultsOur data indicated a significant increase in the detection of thyroid cancer (from 16.8% to 69.8%, p

conclusionsDuring the 22-year period, an increased detection of thyroid cancer, particularly mPTC, was found while the occurrence of LNM decreased. Our results suggest that the current preoperative diagnosis and risk stratification are adequate, supporting the published guidelines for the diagnosis of thyroid cancer.

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PMID30782703
PMCPMC6347868

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