Prognostic factors of survival and recurrence pattern in differentiated XXXX : A retrospective study from Western Turkey.

@entity1 @entity1496 @entity5 @entity3 @entity259
Objectives. The aim of this study was to determine prognostic factors in @entity1 with well-differentiated @entity259 (WDTC).Methods. This retrospective study included 181 well-differentiated @entity259 @entity1 who were operated between Decembers 1996-2007. Total of 181 @entity1 [139 (76.8%) @entity1 and 42 (23.2%) @entity1 with a  mean age of 46.3 years] who were subjected to a  complete follow-up, were enrolled in the study. The mean follow-up period was 7.1 years (range 3.1 to 14.9 years). Medical records were reviewed regarding to age, gender, extent of surgery, @entity5 size, multifocality, clinical stage, capsule infiltration, extracapsular invasion, histological type, lymph node @entity3 , distant @entity3 , radioactive @entity1496 treatment and prognosis.Results. During follow-up, in 41 (22.6%) @entity1 locoregional recurrences were detected and 5 (2.7%) @entity1 passed away. Determined statistically significant prognostic factors were as follows; @entity5 size (histopathologically), extent of surgery, histological type, lymph node @entity3 , @entity5 invasion (capsule and extracapsular) and clinical stage.Conclusions. Well-differentiated @entity259 is a  disease with good prognosis when detected early and appropriate treatment applied. Despite the prognosis, it is good to apply the right treatment and reduce recurrence and mortality rates, prognostic factors are well known and must be considered in @entity1 management. KEYWORDS: @entity259 ; prognostic factors; thyroidectomy.
