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3337337

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rdf:type
lifeskim:mentions
pubmed:issue
1
pubmed:dateCreated
1988-2-2
pubmed:abstractText
The tall cell variant (TCV) of papillary thyroid carcinoma, characterized by a population of tall columnar cells with a height at least twice the width, was analyzed in 12 patients and compared to tumors from 12 patients with the usual type of papillary thyroid carcinoma (UPTC) matched for age, sex, and date of diagnosis to determine if tall cell histology had prognostic significance. Patients with TCV had significantly higher incidences of extrathyroidal disease, recurrent disease, and metastases compared to patients with UPTC. TCV patients also died of their tumors more frequently than UPTC patients (3/12 versus 0/12). There was no significant difference in tumor size or in the incidence of cervical lymph node involvement between the patient groups. These results show that TCV of papillary thyroid carcinoma has a more aggressive clinical course and a worse prognosis than UPTC in patient groups with similar age and sex distribution, length of follow-up, and tumor size.
pubmed:language
eng
pubmed:journal
pubmed:citationSubset
IM
pubmed:status
MEDLINE
pubmed:month
Jan
pubmed:issn
0147-5185
pubmed:author
pubmed:issnType
Print
pubmed:volume
12
pubmed:owner
NLM
pubmed:authorsComplete
Y
pubmed:pagination
22-7
pubmed:dateRevised
2006-11-15
pubmed:meshHeading
pubmed:year
1988
pubmed:articleTitle
Prognostic implications of the tall cell variant of papillary thyroid carcinoma.
pubmed:affiliation
University of Michigan Medical Center, Ann Arbor 48109.
pubmed:publicationType
Journal Article, Comparative Study