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Kang, Park, and Kim: Clinical Characteristics of Papillary Carcinomas with Other Benign Pathologies
Original Article

Korean Journal of Endocrine Surgery 2014; 14(2): 81-84.

Published online: 30 June 2014

DOI: https://doi.org/10.16956/kjes.2014.14.2.81

Clinical Characteristics of Papillary Carcinomas with Other Benign Pathologies

Sungyi Kang, Jin-Woo Park, Dongju Kim

Department of Surgery, College of Medicine and Medical Research Institute, Chungbuk National University, Cheongju, Korea.

Correspondence: Dongju Kim. Department of Surgery, College of Medicine and Medical Research Institute, Chungbuk National University, Gaesin-dong, Heungdeok-gu, Cheongju 361-711, Korea. Tel: +82-43-269-6033, Fax: +82-43-266-6037, reallydong@hanmail.net

Received 16 May 2014       Revised 30 May 2014       Accepted 3 June 2014

Copyright © 2014 Korean Association of Thyroid and Endocrine Surgeons; KATES. All Rights Reserved.

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Abstract

Purpose

Thyroid papillary carcinoma is the most common endocrine tumor. There are many known factors affecting the pathophysiology of papillary carcinomas. In this study, we attempted to determine the clinical characteristics of papillary carcinomas with other benign pathologies.

Methods

From May 2007 to December 2012, a total of 994 patients underwent thyroidectomy and were diagnosed as papillary carcinomas. Retrospective study was performed using medical records. We categorized them according to five groups depending on associated benign disease, Papillary carcinoma with Graves disease (Group 1), Multinodular goiter (Group 2), Hashimoto thyroiditis (Group 3), Multinodular goiter and Hashimoto thyroiditis (Group 4), and Papillary carcinoma only (Group 5), and we performed a comparison analysis.

Results

T and N stage of group 2 were lower than those of group 5 and T stage of group 3 was lower than that of group 4. T and N stage of group 4 were lower than those of group 5 and extrathyroidal extension rate of group 4 was lower than that of group 5.

Conclusion

Papillary carcinomas have variable clinical characteristics according to underlying benign thyroid disease. Conduct of advanced research regarding the mechanisms of the effect of benign thyroid disease on papillary carcinomas is needed.

Keywords: Papillary carcinoma, Benign thyroid disease

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