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ReviewThyroid research2019

The surgical management of locally advanced well-differentiated thyroid carcinoma: changes over the years according to the AJCC 8th edition Cancer Staging Manual.

Alessio Metere, Valerio Aceti, Laura Giacomelli

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Review in Thyroid research, 2019. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 20 papers.

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20 citing papers in PubMed, 37 citations in OpenAlex.

  1. Surgical treatment for patients with papillary thyroid carcinoma invading the cervical trachea.European archives of oto-rhino-laryngology : official journal of the European Federation of Oto-Rhino-Laryngological Societies (EUFOS) : affiliated with the German Society for Oto-Rhino-Laryngology - Head and Neck Surgery · 2026
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3 authors at 1 institution in 1 country.

Alessio MetereDepartment of Surgical Sciences, Umberto I Hospital, "Sapienza" University of Rome, Viale Regina Elena 324, 00161 Rome, Italy.ORCID 0000-0003-3623-934X
Valerio AcetiDepartment of Surgical Sciences, Umberto I Hospital, "Sapienza" University of Rome, Viale Regina Elena 324, 00161 Rome, Italy.
Laura GiacomelliDepartment of Surgical Sciences, Umberto I Hospital, "Sapienza" University of Rome, Viale Regina Elena 324, 00161 Rome, Italy.
Policlinico Umberto I · IT

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6 · The paper itself

Abstract

backgroundWell-differentiated thyroid carcinoma is defined as locally advanced in the presence of an extra thyroid extension, e.g., when the surrounding structures such as the trachea, larynx, esophagus and main blood vessels are invaded by cancer. The 8th edition AJCC Cancer Staging Manual states that this is the main characteristic to evaluate for the staging and consequently for the prognosis in patients over 55 years old. MAIN BODY: Distinguishing different forms of locally advanced thyroid cancer is essential, and the various anatomical structures and the clinical and therapeutic consequences must be taken into account. An accurate diagnosis of the organs invaded by thyroid cancer is necessary for the planning of surgical treatment, and both aspects are crucial to improving the patients' survival. Patients affected by thyroid cancer with extra thyroid extension have a poor prognosis and the removal of the entire neoplasm represents a key factor for better disease-free survival.

conclusionsWe discuss the changes introduced by the 8th edition AJCC Cancer Staging Manual, in terms of the diagnostic and surgical management of extra thyroid extension, in patients affected by papillary and follicular thyroid cancer.

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AJCC 8th edition Cancer Staging ManualExtra thyroid extension (ETE)Locally advanced thyroid cancerWell-differentiated thyroid carcinoma (WDTC)

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