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ArticleCureus2023

Risk Stratification of Differentiated Thyroid Cancer at King Abdullah Specialized Children's Hospital Endocrinology Clinic in Riyadh, Saudi Arabia.

Raed Al-Dahash, Abdullah Alsohaim, Ziyad N Almutairi, Khaled Z Almutairi, Abdulkarim Alharbi, Sulaiman Alayed, Abdullah Almuhanna, Rayan Alotaibi

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Article in Cureus, 2023. 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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8 authors at 1 institution in 1 country.

Raed Al-DahashMedicine, King Abdulaziz Medical City, National Guard, Riyadh, SAU.
Abdullah AlsohaimMedicine/Endocrinology, King Abdulaziz Medical City, Riyadh, SAU.
Ziyad N AlmutairiInternal Medicine, King Saud Bin Abdulaziz University for Health Sciences, Riyadh, SAU.
Khaled Z AlmutairiCollege of Medicine, King Saud Bin Abdulaziz University for Health Sciences, Riyadh, SAU.
Abdulkarim AlharbiInternal Medicine, King Saud Bin Abdulaziz University for Health Sciences, Riyadh, SAU.
Sulaiman AlayedInternal Medicine, King Saud Bin Abdulaziz University for Health Sciences, Riyadh, SAU.
Abdullah AlmuhannaInternal Medicine, King Saud Bin Abdulaziz University for Health Sciences, Riyadh, SAU.
Rayan AlotaibiInternal Medicine, King Saud Bin Abdulaziz University for Health Sciences, Riyadh, SAU.
King Saud bin Abdulaziz University for Health Sciences · SA

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6 · The paper itself

Abstract

Background Papillary thyroid cancer (PTC), a well-differentiated form of cancer, accounts for the majority of thyroid malignancies, and the incidence of PTC is on the rise. While the rate of PTC recurrence is considered to be low, there are broad spectrums of clinical and biological behavior that can lead to disease recurrence. The American Thyroid Association (ATA) risk stratification system for differentiated thyroid cancer is used as a prognostic tool to guide decision-making and management strategies most likely to achieve a favorable outcome. Aim This study aimed to estimate the prevalence of PTC recurrence in each category of the ATA risk stratification system and determine the appropriate iodine dose to be administered at the King Abdulaziz Medical City Endocrinology Clinic in Riyadh, Saudi Arabia. Methods A cross-sectional retrospective chart review was conducted on adult patients with PTC who underwent thyroidectomy procedures at the King Abdullah Specialized Children's Hospital (KASCH) Endocrinology Clinic in Riyadh between 2015 and 2023. IBM SPSS (Statistical Package for the Social Sciences) version 25 (IBM Corp., Armonk, NY) was used for data analysis. Results Of the 697 patients included in the study, 82.4% were females. About 5% had suffered from PTC recurrence, and 54.4% had low-risk stratification. In addition, more than half (52.1%) had received radioactive iodine (RAI). The recurrence of PTC was significantly associated with age (P = 0.019), ATA risk stratification (P = 0.0001), RAI therapy (P = 0.001), and iodine dosage (P = 0.013). Conclusion Both low PTC recurrence rates and low-risk stratification were observed among the PTC patients. The risk factors relating to PTC recurrence included high-risk stratification, advanced age, RAI therapy, and the dosage of RAI administered.

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