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ArticleSaudi medical journal2024

Papillary thyroid microcarcinoma with and without nodal metastasis: A comparative analysis.

Saleh Alqaryan, Hisham Almousa, Raed Almutairi, Ahmed Altuwaijri, Aseel Doubi, Zuhour Alqahtani, Mohammad Almayouf, Majed Albarrak, Mohammed Alessa, Saleh Aldhahri and 1 more

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Saleh AlqaryanFrom the Otolaryngology - Head and Neck Surgery Department (Alqaryan, Almousa, Alessa, Aldhahri, Alqahtani), King Saud University; from the Otolaryngology - Head and Neck Surgery Division, Department of Surgery (Alqaryan), King Abdulaziz Medical City, National Guard for Health Affairs; from the Otolaryngology - Head and Neck Surgery Department (Almayouf, Albarrak), King Fahad Medical City; from the Otolaryngology - Head and Neck Surgery Department (Doubi), King Saud Medical City; from the Otolaryngology - Head and Neck Surgery Department (Altuwaijri), Security Forces Hospital; from the College of Medicine (Alqahtani), Imam Mohammad Ibn Saud Islamic University, Riyadh; and from the Otolaryngology - Head and Neck Surgery Department (Almutairi), King Fahad Specialist Hospital, Buraidah, Kingdom of Saudi Arabia.ORCID https://orcid.org/0000-0002-2393-0214
Hisham AlmousaFrom the Otolaryngology - Head and Neck Surgery Department (Alqaryan, Almousa, Alessa, Aldhahri, Alqahtani), King Saud University; from the Otolaryngology - Head and Neck Surgery Division, Department of Surgery (Alqaryan), King Abdulaziz Medical City, National Guard for Health Affairs; from the Otolaryngology - Head and Neck Surgery Department (Almayouf, Albarrak), King Fahad Medical City; from the Otolaryngology - Head and Neck Surgery Department (Doubi), King Saud Medical City; from the Otolaryngology - Head and Neck Surgery Department (Altuwaijri), Security Forces Hospital; from the College of Medicine (Alqahtani), Imam Mohammad Ibn Saud Islamic University, Riyadh; and from the Otolaryngology - Head and Neck Surgery Department (Almutairi), King Fahad Specialist Hospital, Buraidah, Kingdom of Saudi Arabia.
Raed AlmutairiFrom the Otolaryngology - Head and Neck Surgery Department (Alqaryan, Almousa, Alessa, Aldhahri, Alqahtani), King Saud University; from the Otolaryngology - Head and Neck Surgery Division, Department of Surgery (Alqaryan), King Abdulaziz Medical City, National Guard for Health Affairs; from the Otolaryngology - Head and Neck Surgery Department (Almayouf, Albarrak), King Fahad Medical City; from the Otolaryngology - Head and Neck Surgery Department (Doubi), King Saud Medical City; from the Otolaryngology - Head and Neck Surgery Department (Altuwaijri), Security Forces Hospital; from the College of Medicine (Alqahtani), Imam Mohammad Ibn Saud Islamic University, Riyadh; and from the Otolaryngology - Head and Neck Surgery Department (Almutairi), King Fahad Specialist Hospital, Buraidah, Kingdom of Saudi Arabia.
Ahmed AltuwaijriFrom the Otolaryngology - Head and Neck Surgery Department (Alqaryan, Almousa, Alessa, Aldhahri, Alqahtani), King Saud University; from the Otolaryngology - Head and Neck Surgery Division, Department of Surgery (Alqaryan), King Abdulaziz Medical City, National Guard for Health Affairs; from the Otolaryngology - Head and Neck Surgery Department (Almayouf, Albarrak), King Fahad Medical City; from the Otolaryngology - Head and Neck Surgery Department (Doubi), King Saud Medical City; from the Otolaryngology - Head and Neck Surgery Department (Altuwaijri), Security Forces Hospital; from the College of Medicine (Alqahtani), Imam Mohammad Ibn Saud Islamic University, Riyadh; and from the Otolaryngology - Head and Neck Surgery Department (Almutairi), King Fahad Specialist Hospital, Buraidah, Kingdom of Saudi Arabia.
Aseel DoubiFrom the Otolaryngology - Head and Neck Surgery Department (Alqaryan, Almousa, Alessa, Aldhahri, Alqahtani), King Saud University; from the Otolaryngology - Head and Neck Surgery Division, Department of Surgery (Alqaryan), King Abdulaziz Medical City, National Guard for Health Affairs; from the Otolaryngology - Head and Neck Surgery Department (Almayouf, Albarrak), King Fahad Medical City; from the Otolaryngology - Head and Neck Surgery Department (Doubi), King Saud Medical City; from the Otolaryngology - Head and Neck Surgery Department (Altuwaijri), Security Forces Hospital; from the College of Medicine (Alqahtani), Imam Mohammad Ibn Saud Islamic University, Riyadh; and from the Otolaryngology - Head and Neck Surgery Department (Almutairi), King Fahad Specialist Hospital, Buraidah, Kingdom of Saudi Arabia.
Zuhour AlqahtaniFrom the Otolaryngology - Head and Neck Surgery Department (Alqaryan, Almousa, Alessa, Aldhahri, Alqahtani), King Saud University; from the Otolaryngology - Head and Neck Surgery Division, Department of Surgery (Alqaryan), King Abdulaziz Medical City, National Guard for Health Affairs; from the Otolaryngology - Head and Neck Surgery Department (Almayouf, Albarrak), King Fahad Medical City; from the Otolaryngology - Head and Neck Surgery Department (Doubi), King Saud Medical City; from the Otolaryngology - Head and Neck Surgery Department (Altuwaijri), Security Forces Hospital; from the College of Medicine (Alqahtani), Imam Mohammad Ibn Saud Islamic University, Riyadh; and from the Otolaryngology - Head and Neck Surgery Department (Almutairi), King Fahad Specialist Hospital, Buraidah, Kingdom of Saudi Arabia.
Mohammad AlmayoufFrom the Otolaryngology - Head and Neck Surgery Department (Alqaryan, Almousa, Alessa, Aldhahri, Alqahtani), King Saud University; from the Otolaryngology - Head and Neck Surgery Division, Department of Surgery (Alqaryan), King Abdulaziz Medical City, National Guard for Health Affairs; from the Otolaryngology - Head and Neck Surgery Department (Almayouf, Albarrak), King Fahad Medical City; from the Otolaryngology - Head and Neck Surgery Department (Doubi), King Saud Medical City; from the Otolaryngology - Head and Neck Surgery Department (Altuwaijri), Security Forces Hospital; from the College of Medicine (Alqahtani), Imam Mohammad Ibn Saud Islamic University, Riyadh; and from the Otolaryngology - Head and Neck Surgery Department (Almutairi), King Fahad Specialist Hospital, Buraidah, Kingdom of Saudi Arabia.
Majed AlbarrakFrom the Otolaryngology - Head and Neck Surgery Department (Alqaryan, Almousa, Alessa, Aldhahri, Alqahtani), King Saud University; from the Otolaryngology - Head and Neck Surgery Division, Department of Surgery (Alqaryan), King Abdulaziz Medical City, National Guard for Health Affairs; from the Otolaryngology - Head and Neck Surgery Department (Almayouf, Albarrak), King Fahad Medical City; from the Otolaryngology - Head and Neck Surgery Department (Doubi), King Saud Medical City; from the Otolaryngology - Head and Neck Surgery Department (Altuwaijri), Security Forces Hospital; from the College of Medicine (Alqahtani), Imam Mohammad Ibn Saud Islamic University, Riyadh; and from the Otolaryngology - Head and Neck Surgery Department (Almutairi), King Fahad Specialist Hospital, Buraidah, Kingdom of Saudi Arabia.
Mohammed AlessaFrom the Otolaryngology - Head and Neck Surgery Department (Alqaryan, Almousa, Alessa, Aldhahri, Alqahtani), King Saud University; from the Otolaryngology - Head and Neck Surgery Division, Department of Surgery (Alqaryan), King Abdulaziz Medical City, National Guard for Health Affairs; from the Otolaryngology - Head and Neck Surgery Department (Almayouf, Albarrak), King Fahad Medical City; from the Otolaryngology - Head and Neck Surgery Department (Doubi), King Saud Medical City; from the Otolaryngology - Head and Neck Surgery Department (Altuwaijri), Security Forces Hospital; from the College of Medicine (Alqahtani), Imam Mohammad Ibn Saud Islamic University, Riyadh; and from the Otolaryngology - Head and Neck Surgery Department (Almutairi), King Fahad Specialist Hospital, Buraidah, Kingdom of Saudi Arabia.
Saleh AldhahriFrom the Otolaryngology - Head and Neck Surgery Department (Alqaryan, Almousa, Alessa, Aldhahri, Alqahtani), King Saud University; from the Otolaryngology - Head and Neck Surgery Division, Department of Surgery (Alqaryan), King Abdulaziz Medical City, National Guard for Health Affairs; from the Otolaryngology - Head and Neck Surgery Department (Almayouf, Albarrak), King Fahad Medical City; from the Otolaryngology - Head and Neck Surgery Department (Doubi), King Saud Medical City; from the Otolaryngology - Head and Neck Surgery Department (Altuwaijri), Security Forces Hospital; from the College of Medicine (Alqahtani), Imam Mohammad Ibn Saud Islamic University, Riyadh; and from the Otolaryngology - Head and Neck Surgery Department (Almutairi), King Fahad Specialist Hospital, Buraidah, Kingdom of Saudi Arabia.
Khalid AlqahtaniFrom the Otolaryngology - Head and Neck Surgery Department (Alqaryan, Almousa, Alessa, Aldhahri, Alqahtani), King Saud University; from the Otolaryngology - Head and Neck Surgery Division, Department of Surgery (Alqaryan), King Abdulaziz Medical City, National Guard for Health Affairs; from the Otolaryngology - Head and Neck Surgery Department (Almayouf, Albarrak), King Fahad Medical City; from the Otolaryngology - Head and Neck Surgery Department (Doubi), King Saud Medical City; from the Otolaryngology - Head and Neck Surgery Department (Altuwaijri), Security Forces Hospital; from the College of Medicine (Alqahtani), Imam Mohammad Ibn Saud Islamic University, Riyadh; and from the Otolaryngology - Head and Neck Surgery Department (Almutairi), King Fahad Specialist Hospital, Buraidah, Kingdom of Saudi Arabia.
King Saud Medical City · SA

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6 · The paper itself

Abstract

objectivesTo assess the demographics and clinical factors of papillary thyroid microcarcinoma (PTMC) patients in Saudi Arabia and compared and analyzed the differences between the patients with and without lymph node metastasis (LNM). Papillary thyroid microcarcinoma (PTMC) is a common thyroid cancer and is not usually detectable clinically but found incidentally after pathologic evaluation of thyroid tissue following surgery for benign thyroid disorders. However, these tumors have a significant risk of LNM.

methodsAll PTMC patients who underwent surgery at King Abdulaziz University Hospital, King Fahad Medical City, and King Abdulaziz Medical City from 2012 to 2022 were included. The incidence rate of LNM was 9.17%. The patients' average age was 44.05. Most of the patients were female.

resultsPrevalence of LNM among PTMC patients is 9.17% (n=31). The PTMC patients showed the following significant risk factors for LNM: higher Bethesda class, type of pathology, extrathyroidal extension, extracapsular extension, lymphovascular invasion, and residual tumors in patients who had received radioactive iodine. Presence of thyroiditis, multifocality, goitrous thyroid, neural invasion, and tumor size were unrelated to the LNM in the PTMC patients.

conclusionHigher Bethesda class, pathology type, extrathyroidal extension, extracapsular extension, lymphovascular invasion, and RAI-treated residual tumors were strongly linked to LNM.

Indexed as

Carcinoma, PapillaryThyroid NeoplasmsAdultExtranodal ExtensionFemaleHumansIodine RadioisotopesLymphatic MetastasisMaleNeoplasm, ResidualIodine Radioisotopeslymph node metastasispapillary thyroid microcarcinomarisk factorthyroid cancer

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