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ArticleCancer reports (Hoboken, N.J.)2025

Characteristics and Prognostic Markers of Aggressive Subtypes of Thyroid Cancer: A Retrospective Study.

Suhaib Radi, Mazin Al-Maghrabi, Saleh Binmahfooz, Miguel Franco, Richard Payne, Michael Tamilia

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Article in Cancer reports (Hoboken, N.J.), 2025. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 3 papers.

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  3. Multimodal spectrum of approach in poorly differentiated thyroid carcinoma (an updated analysis).Romanian journal of morphology and embryology = Revue roumaine de morphologie et embryologie
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Suhaib RadiCollege of Medicine, King Saud Bin Abdulaziz University for Health Sciences, Jeddah, Saudi Arabia.ORCID 0000-0002-2785-9398
Mazin Al-MaghrabiDivision of Endocrinology and Metabolism, Jewish General Hospital, McGill University, Montreal, Quebec, Canada.
Saleh BinmahfoozFaculty of Medicine, King Abdulaziz University, Jeddah, Saudi Arabia.
Miguel FrancoAcademic Unit of Medicine, Autonomous University of Nayarit, Tepic, Nayarit, Mexico.
Richard PayneDepartment of Otolaryngology, Royal Victoria Hospital, McGill University, Montreal, Quebec, Canada.
Michael TamiliaDivision of Endocrinology and Metabolism, Jewish General Hospital, McGill University, Montreal, Quebec, Canada.

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Abstract

objectiveThe prevalence of thyroid cancer has increased significantly. Aggressive subtypes of papillary thyroid cancer (AG-PTC) and high-grade follicular cell-derived malignancies (HGFM) are malignancies that lie between well-differentiated and undifferentiated cancers, and their management needs to be clarified. The aim of our study is to describe the clinicopathological characteristics of AG-PTC and HGFM and to assess their prognostic value.

methodsThis was a retrospective chart review study at single center of patients with AG-PTC or HGFM. HGFM comprised of patients with poorly differentiated thyroid cancer (PDTC) and differentiated high-grade thyroid carcinoma. The clinical presentation, pathological characteristics, molecular markers, specific treatments, and clinical outcomes were compared between the groups.

resultsOf the 3244 thyroid cancer charts reviewed, 136 met the criteria for AG-PTC and HGFM. The mean age at diagnosis was 49 years, with a predominance of women. The median follow-up duration was 3 years. The rate of persistent or recurrent disease was 40.3% in the AG-PTC group and 29.3% in the HGFM group, 4.5% died in the AG-PTC group, and 1.8% died in the HGFM group. The presence of vascular, lymphovascular invasion and extrathyroidal extension were associated with a higher incidence of persistent or recurrent disease (Hazard ratio: 2.5, 3.8, and 4.2, respectively; p < 0.05). When the Ki-67 index was divided into five groups, the recurrence rate was higher in the ≥ 20% Ki-67 group.

conclusionsPossible prognostic markers for predicting worse prognosis include vascular/lymphovascular invasion, extrathyroidal extension, and the proliferative index Ki-67.

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Adenocarcinoma, FollicularBiomarkers, TumorNeoplasm Recurrence, LocalThyroid Cancer, PapillaryThyroid NeoplasmsAdultAgedFemaleFollow-Up StudiesHumansMaleMiddle AgedNeoplasm GradingPrognosisRetrospective StudiesThyroidectomyBiomarkers, TumorBRAFKi‐67poorly differentiated thyroid cancerthyroid cancer aggressive variant of papillary thyroid cancer

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PMID40085528
PMCPMC11908615

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