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ArticleRomanian journal of morphology and embryology = Revue roumaine de morphologie et embryologie

Risk stratification of papillary thyroid microcarcinomas via an easy-to-use system based on tumor size and location: clinical and pathological correlations.

Emőke Andrea Szász, Adela Corina Nechifor-Boilă, Ancuţa Elena Zahan, Toader Septimiu Voidăzan, Angela Borda

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Article in Romanian journal of morphology and embryology = Revue roumaine de morphologie et embryologie. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 1 paper.

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Emőke Andrea SzászDepartment of Histology, George Emil Palade University of Medicine, Pharmacy, Science, and Technology of Târgu Mureş, Romania; adela.nechifor-boila@umfst.ro.
Adela Corina Nechifor-Boilă
Ancuţa Elena Zahan
Toader Septimiu Voidăzan
Angela Borda
Universitatea de Medicină, Farmacie, Științe și Tehnologie „George Emil Palade” din Târgu Mureș · ROSpitalul Clinic Judetean de Urgenta Târgu Mureş · RO

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Abstract

introductionWe aimed to determine whether two clinically accessible parameters, tumor size and location within the thyroid, correlate with clinicopathological features that are predictors of high risk in papillary thyroid microcarcinomas (PTMCs). MATERIALS AND

methodsPTMC cases were obtained from the database of the Department of Pathology, Emergency County Hospital, Târgu Mureş, Romania. Four tumor groups were created based on tumor size and location: Group I (≥5 mm, subcapsular), Group II (≥5 mm, nonsubcapsular), Group III (<5 mm, subcapsular), and Group IV (<5 mm, nonsubcapsular) PTMCs. Clinicopathological features and follow-up data were compared by univariate and multivariate analysis.

resultsOur study included 164 PTMCs (n=70/20/19/55 in Groups I∕II∕III∕IV, respectively). High-grade morphological features, such as plump pink cells (p=0.010), tumor desmoplasia (p=0.022) and sclerosis (p=0.001), infiltrative tumor borders (p=0.005), positive resection margins (p=0.005), invasion into the perithyroid adipose tissue (p=0.001), irregular nuclear membranes (p=0.004), and pseudoinclusions (p=0.001) were significantly more prevalent among Group I PTMCs. Group IV PTMCs were characterized by a paucity of the above-mentioned morphological features, while Group II and III PTMCs displayed intermediate morphological profiles.

conclusionsGroup I PTMCs proved to be associated with more aggressive morphological features and might need a more careful clinical approach.

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Carcinoma, PapillaryThyroid NeoplasmsHumansRisk Assessment

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