Association of Total Thyroidectomy or Thyroid Lobectomy With the Quality of Life in Patients With Differentiated Thyroid Cancer With Low to Intermediate Risk of Recurrence.

ABSTRACT:

Importance

Owing to the good prognosis of differentiated thyroid cancer (DTC), guidelines recommend total thyroidectomy (TT) or thyroid lobectomy (TL) as surgical treatment for DTC with low to intermediate risk of recurrence. However, the association of these surgeries with the health-related quality of life (HRQOL) of patients with DTC with low to intermediate risk of recurrence is unclear.

Objective

To longitudinally compare the HRQOL of patients with DTC undergoing different surgeries.

Design, setting, and participants

This prospective observational longitudinal cohort study enrolled patients diagnosed with DTC with low to intermediate risk of recurrence at the First Affiliated Hospital, Sun Yat-sen University, China, from October 1, 2018, to September 31, 2019. El

SUBMITTER: Chen W 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC8696698 | biostudies-literature | 2022 Mar

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature