RT Journal Article
SR Electronic
T1 Clinical importance of bilateral disease in patients with papillary thyroid cancer
JF Canadian Journal of Surgery
JO CAN J SURG
FD Canadian Medical Association
SP 213
OP 215
DO 10.1503/cjs.014615
VO 59
IS 3
A1 Moore, Sarah E.
A1 Kasaian, Katayoon
A1 Jones, Steven
A1 Melck, Adrienne
A1 Wiseman, Sam M.
YR 2016
UL http://canjsurg.ca/content/59/3/213.abstract
AB A cancer-related factor that is not included in papillary thyroid cancer (PTC) prognostic scoring systems is bilaterality. While it may seem that bilaterality should be considered during the management of PTC, its clinical importance has been debated. This controversy exists because the extent of surgery for PTC has not been found to affect survival in low-risk individuals, despite their potential for PTC bilaterality. We sought to determine if PTC bilaterality is a cancer prognosticator based upon its association with known clinical and pathological PTC prognosticators, and MACIS scores. In this article we discuss our findings and their potential clinical implications.