Association of multifocality with prognosis of papillary thyroid carcinoma: a systematic review and meta-analysis

H Kim, H Kwon, BI Moon - JAMA otolaryngology–head & neck …, 2021 - jamanetwork.com
Importance Multifocality is common in papillary thyroid carcinoma (PTC), but it is unclear
whether multifocal tumors are associated with tumor recurrence or cancer-specific survival …

Multifocality of papillary thyroid carcinoma as a risk factor for disease recurrence

WR Choi, JL Roh, G Gong, KJ Cho, SH Choi, SY Nam… - Oral oncology, 2019 - Elsevier
Objectives Tumor multifocality or bilaterality is associated with increased risk of papillary
thyroid carcinoma (PTC) recurrence. However, its prognostic value in clinical outcomes …

Multifocality, but not bilaterality, is a predictor of disease recurrence/persistence of papillary thyroid carcinoma

HJ Kim, SY Sohn, HW Jang, SW Kim… - World journal of …, 2013 - Wiley Online Library
Background Although papillary thyroid carcinoma (PTC) often presents as multifocal or
bilateral tumors, but whether multifocality or bilaterality is associated with disease …

Impact of multifocality on the recurrence of papillary thyroid carcinoma

J Woo, H Kim, H Kwon - Journal of Clinical Medicine, 2021 - mdpi.com
The incidence of thyroid cancer has dramatically increased over the last few decades, and
up to 60% of patients have multifocal tumors. However, the prognostic impact of multifocality …

Number of tumor foci predicts prognosis in papillary thyroid cancer

N Qu, L Zhang, Q Ji, Y Zhu, Z Wang, Q Shen, Y Wang… - BMC cancer, 2014 - Springer
Background Papillary thyroid cancer (PTC) often presents as multifocal. However, the
association of multifocality with poor prognosis remains controversial. The aim of this …

Multifocality is not an independent prognostic factor in papillary thyroid cancer: a propensity score–matching analysis

Y Geron, C Benbassat, M Shteinshneider, K Or… - Thyroid, 2019 - liebertpub.com
Background: Papillary thyroid carcinoma (PTC) is the most common endocrine malignancy.
Despite its low mortality rate, the disease has a recurrence rate of up to 30%. The mainstay …

The prognostic value of tumor multifocality in clinical outcomes of papillary thyroid cancer

F Wang, X Yu, X Shen, G Zhu, Y Huang… - The Journal of …, 2017 - academic.oup.com
Context Multifocality is often treated as a risk factor for papillary thyroid cancer (PTC),
prompting aggressive treatments, but its prognostic value remains unestablished. Objective …

Bilaterality weighs more than unilateral multifocality in predicting prognosis in papillary thyroid cancer

N Qu, L Zhang, W Wu, Q Ji, Z Lu, Y Zhu, D Lin - Tumor Biology, 2016 - Springer
Papillary thyroid cancer (PTC) often presents as multifocal tumor;, however, whether
multifocality is associated with poor prognosis remains controversial. The aims of this …

Prognostic significance of tumor multifocality in papillary thyroid carcinoma and its relationship with primary tumor size: a retrospective study of 2,309 consecutive …

KJ Kim, SM Kim, YS Lee, WY Chung, HS Chang… - Annals of surgical …, 2015 - Springer
Background Tumor multifocality is frequently observed in papillary thyroid carcinoma (PTC),
but its prognostic value is controversial. We investigated the prognostic significance of …

Significance of multifocality in papillary thyroid carcinoma

JW Feng, Z Qu, AC Qin, H Pan, J Ye, Y Jiang - European Journal of …, 2020 - Elsevier
Background Although multifocality is often observed in papillary thyroid carcinoma (PTC),
the associations with clinicopathologic factors and the prognostic value are still …