The differences between unilateral multifocality and bilateral multifocality in papillary thyroid carcinoma: a retrospective cohort study.

ABSTRACT:

Background

The differences between unilateral multifocality and bilaterality in papillary thyroid carcinoma (PTC) are not fully understood. This study aimed to investigate the differences between unilateral multifocal PTC (UMPTC) and bilateral multifocal PTC (BMPTC).

Methods

Retrospective data analysis was done on 503 individuals who underwent complete thyroidectomy for PTC. Patients were classified into subgroups according to the type of multifocality including the UMPTC and the BMPTC. The relationships of demographic and clinicopathological features among these groups were analyzed.

Results

The patients were divided into the UMPTC group (n=117) and the BMPTC group (n=386). Among them, the BMPTC group was further divided into the N1-BMPTC group (261 cases with one le

SUBMITTER: Wu Z 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC11558291 | biostudies-literature | 2024 Oct

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature