Factors associated with distant metastasis in pediatric thyroid cancer: evaluation of the SEER database.

ABSTRACT: Objectives Controversies regarding factors associated with distant metastasis in pediatric thyroid cancer remain among the scientific community. The aim of this study was to investigate factors influencing distant metastasis in pediatric thyroid cancer. Methods We reviewed 1376 patients (aged 2 to 18 years) with thyroid cancer treated between 2003 and 2014. Data collected and analyzed included sex, race, age at diagnosis, year of diagnosis, pathological type, number of tumor foci, tumor extension, T-stage, N-stage, surgical procedure and radiation. Univariate and multivariate analyses were conducted to evaluate factors influencing distant metastasis of pediatric thyroid cancer. Results In the univariate analysis, factors influencing distant metastasis of thyroid cancer were age at diagnosi

SUBMITTER: Liu Z 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC6365667 | biostudies-literature | 2019 Feb

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature