Analysis of factors influencing the clinical outcome after surgery and ¹³¹I therapy in patients with moderate-risk thyroid papillary carcinoma.

ABSTRACT:

Purpose

Generally, the prognosis for papillary thyroid cancer (PTC) is favorable. However, the moderate risk involved warrants further evaluation. Hence, we investigated the clinical outcomes in patients with moderate-risk PTC following surgery and the first ¹³¹I therapy, as well as the relevant factors that influence the therapeutic efficacy.

Methods

Retrospective analyses of 175 patients with medium-risk PTC who visited the Second Affiliated Hospital of Chongqing Medical University from September 2017 to April 2019 were conducted. In according with the 2015 American Thyroid Association (ATA) guideline treatment response evaluation system, the patients were categorized into the following groups: excellent response (ER), indeterminate response (IDR), biochemical i

SUBMITTER: Li Y 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC9613939 | biostudies-literature | 2022

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature