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Kim, Kim, Park, Bae, and Kang: Role of External Beam Radiotherapy in Patients with Locally Advanced Papillary Thyroid Cancer
Original Article

Korean Journal of Endocrine Surgery 2012; 12(2): 107-111.

Published online: 30 June 2012

DOI: https://doi.org/10.16956/kjes.2012.12.2.107

Role of External Beam Radiotherapy in Patients with Locally Advanced Papillary Thyroid Cancer

Joo Hee Kim, M.D., Kwang Min Kim, M.D., Joon Beom Park, M.D., Keum Seok Bae, M.D., Seong Joon Kang, M.D.

Department of Surgery, Wonju College of Medicine, Yonsei University, Wonju, Korea.

Correspondence: mdkang@yonsei.ac.kr

Received 12 January 2012       Revised 2 April 2012       Accepted 4 April 2012

Copyright © 2012 Korean Association of Thyroid and Endocrine Surgeons; KATES

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This is an open-access article distributed under the terms of the Creative Commons Attribution Non-Commercial License (http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc/3.0/), which permits unrestricted non-commercial use, distribution, and reproduction in any medium, provided the original work is properly cited.

Abstract

Purpose

External beam radiotherapy (EBRT) plays a controversial role in the management of differentiated thyroid cancer. We reviewed the outcomes of patients at our institution who had been treated with EBRT for advanced differentiated thyroid cancer.

Methods

Subjects included 35 patients who received thyroidectomy and EBRT at Yonsei University Wonju College of Medicine, Wonju Christian Hospital under the diagnosis of papillary thyroid cancer from January 1989 to September 2011.

Results

The 5 year overall locoregional control rate was 74.4%. No significant differences were found in locoregional progression- free survival for patients with complete resection, microscopic residual disease, or gross residual disease.

Conclusion

The results of our study have shown that EBRT is effective for locoregional control of selected locally advanced papillary thyroid cancer, even with gross residual disease.

Keywords: Papillary thyroid cancer, External beam radiotherapy, Locoregional control

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