Treating Clinically Node-Negative Insular Thyroid Carcinoma without Prophylactic Central Compartment Neck Dissection Is Associated with Decreased Survival Regardless of T Staging and Administration of Radioactive Iodine Therapy: The First Evidence

For the rare but aggressive insular thyroid carcinoma (ITC), there's no clear evidence to determine whether prophylactic central compartment neck dissection (CCND) is necessary for cN0 disease. This study provides the first evidence that treating cN0 ITC without prophylactic CCND is associated...

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Main Authors: Peng-Cheng Yu, Xiao Shi, Ben Ma, Cui-Wei Li, Li-Cheng Tan, Wei-Ping Hu, Yu Wang, Wen-Jun Wei, Yu-Long Wang, Qing-Hai Ji
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Published: Wiley 2019-01-01
Series:International Journal of Endocrinology
Online Access:http://dx.doi.org/10.1155/2019/3078012
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author Peng-Cheng Yu
Xiao Shi
Ben Ma
Cui-Wei Li
Li-Cheng Tan
Wei-Ping Hu
Yu Wang
Wen-Jun Wei
Yu-Long Wang
Qing-Hai Ji
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Xiao Shi
Ben Ma
Cui-Wei Li
Li-Cheng Tan
Wei-Ping Hu
Yu Wang
Wen-Jun Wei
Yu-Long Wang
Qing-Hai Ji
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description For the rare but aggressive insular thyroid carcinoma (ITC), there's no clear evidence to determine whether prophylactic central compartment neck dissection (CCND) is necessary for cN0 disease. This study provides the first evidence that treating cN0 ITC without prophylactic CCND is associated with decreased survival regardless of T staging and administration of RAI therapy. Background. Regarding the rare but aggressive insular thyroid carcinoma (ITC), the value of prophylactic central compartment neck dissection (CCND) for clinically node-negative (cN0) disease is unclear. We aimed to provide the first evidence. Methods. N0 and pN1a ITC patients were identified from the Surveillance, Epidemiology, and End Results database. These patients were divided into thyroid-surgery + CCND group (pN0/pN1a patients confirmed by CCND) and thyroid-surgery group (cN0 patients without CCND). Differences in overall survival (OS) and disease-specific survival (DSS) between the two groups were evaluated. Subgroup analyses were also conducted. Results. Of the overall 112 patients, 44 (39.3%) received CCND. On multivariate analyses, the lobectomy ± isthmusectomy/total-thyroidectomy (Lob/TT) group demonstrated poorer OS and DSS than the Lob/TT + CCND group (P<0.05). When we separately analyzed patients treated by TT, multivariate analyses showed the TT group still revealed compromised OS and DSS than the TT + CCND group (P<0.05). Furthermore, absence of CCND independently predicted decreased OS no matter whether radioactive iodine (RAI) was administered. Similar results were obtained for T3/T4 patients. Moreover, for T1/T2 patients receiving CCND, 0/12 died during the study period, while for T1/T2 patients without CCND, 8/23 (34.8%) died, 5/23 (21.7%) due to ITC. Conclusion. Regardless of T staging and RAI treatment, cN0-ITC patients without CCND had decreased survival compared with pN0/pN1a patients receiving CCND. Therefore, if a cN0 patient is diagnosed with ITC, prophylactic CCND may be considered as a secondary procedure (postoperatively diagnosed) or a primary procedure (preoperatively/intraoperatively diagnosed). Prospective studies are expected to validate the conclusion.
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spelling doaj-art-53ddb37a541a46b6bc4c8bcd1722e10f2025-08-20T02:05:24ZengWileyInternational Journal of Endocrinology1687-83371687-83452019-01-01201910.1155/2019/30780123078012Treating Clinically Node-Negative Insular Thyroid Carcinoma without Prophylactic Central Compartment Neck Dissection Is Associated with Decreased Survival Regardless of T Staging and Administration of Radioactive Iodine Therapy: The First EvidencePeng-Cheng Yu0Xiao Shi1Ben Ma2Cui-Wei Li3Li-Cheng Tan4Wei-Ping Hu5Yu Wang6Wen-Jun Wei7Yu-Long Wang8Qing-Hai Ji9Department of Head and Neck Surgery, Fudan University Shanghai Cancer Center, Shanghai, 200032, ChinaDepartment of Head and Neck Surgery, Fudan University Shanghai Cancer Center, Shanghai, 200032, ChinaDepartment of Head and Neck Surgery, Fudan University Shanghai Cancer Center, Shanghai, 200032, ChinaDepartment of Head and Neck Surgery, Fudan University Shanghai Cancer Center, Shanghai, 200032, ChinaDepartment of Head and Neck Surgery, Fudan University Shanghai Cancer Center, Shanghai, 200032, ChinaDepartment of Internal Medicine, Shanghai Medical College, Fudan University, Shanghai, 200032, ChinaDepartment of Head and Neck Surgery, Fudan University Shanghai Cancer Center, Shanghai, 200032, ChinaDepartment of Head and Neck Surgery, Fudan University Shanghai Cancer Center, Shanghai, 200032, ChinaDepartment of Head and Neck Surgery, Fudan University Shanghai Cancer Center, Shanghai, 200032, ChinaDepartment of Head and Neck Surgery, Fudan University Shanghai Cancer Center, Shanghai, 200032, ChinaFor the rare but aggressive insular thyroid carcinoma (ITC), there's no clear evidence to determine whether prophylactic central compartment neck dissection (CCND) is necessary for cN0 disease. This study provides the first evidence that treating cN0 ITC without prophylactic CCND is associated with decreased survival regardless of T staging and administration of RAI therapy. Background. Regarding the rare but aggressive insular thyroid carcinoma (ITC), the value of prophylactic central compartment neck dissection (CCND) for clinically node-negative (cN0) disease is unclear. We aimed to provide the first evidence. Methods. N0 and pN1a ITC patients were identified from the Surveillance, Epidemiology, and End Results database. These patients were divided into thyroid-surgery + CCND group (pN0/pN1a patients confirmed by CCND) and thyroid-surgery group (cN0 patients without CCND). Differences in overall survival (OS) and disease-specific survival (DSS) between the two groups were evaluated. Subgroup analyses were also conducted. Results. Of the overall 112 patients, 44 (39.3%) received CCND. On multivariate analyses, the lobectomy ± isthmusectomy/total-thyroidectomy (Lob/TT) group demonstrated poorer OS and DSS than the Lob/TT + CCND group (P<0.05). When we separately analyzed patients treated by TT, multivariate analyses showed the TT group still revealed compromised OS and DSS than the TT + CCND group (P<0.05). Furthermore, absence of CCND independently predicted decreased OS no matter whether radioactive iodine (RAI) was administered. Similar results were obtained for T3/T4 patients. Moreover, for T1/T2 patients receiving CCND, 0/12 died during the study period, while for T1/T2 patients without CCND, 8/23 (34.8%) died, 5/23 (21.7%) due to ITC. Conclusion. Regardless of T staging and RAI treatment, cN0-ITC patients without CCND had decreased survival compared with pN0/pN1a patients receiving CCND. Therefore, if a cN0 patient is diagnosed with ITC, prophylactic CCND may be considered as a secondary procedure (postoperatively diagnosed) or a primary procedure (preoperatively/intraoperatively diagnosed). Prospective studies are expected to validate the conclusion.http://dx.doi.org/10.1155/2019/3078012
spellingShingle Peng-Cheng Yu
Xiao Shi
Ben Ma
Cui-Wei Li
Li-Cheng Tan
Wei-Ping Hu
Yu Wang
Wen-Jun Wei
Yu-Long Wang
Qing-Hai Ji
Treating Clinically Node-Negative Insular Thyroid Carcinoma without Prophylactic Central Compartment Neck Dissection Is Associated with Decreased Survival Regardless of T Staging and Administration of Radioactive Iodine Therapy: The First Evidence
International Journal of Endocrinology
title Treating Clinically Node-Negative Insular Thyroid Carcinoma without Prophylactic Central Compartment Neck Dissection Is Associated with Decreased Survival Regardless of T Staging and Administration of Radioactive Iodine Therapy: The First Evidence
title_full Treating Clinically Node-Negative Insular Thyroid Carcinoma without Prophylactic Central Compartment Neck Dissection Is Associated with Decreased Survival Regardless of T Staging and Administration of Radioactive Iodine Therapy: The First Evidence
title_fullStr Treating Clinically Node-Negative Insular Thyroid Carcinoma without Prophylactic Central Compartment Neck Dissection Is Associated with Decreased Survival Regardless of T Staging and Administration of Radioactive Iodine Therapy: The First Evidence
title_full_unstemmed Treating Clinically Node-Negative Insular Thyroid Carcinoma without Prophylactic Central Compartment Neck Dissection Is Associated with Decreased Survival Regardless of T Staging and Administration of Radioactive Iodine Therapy: The First Evidence
title_short Treating Clinically Node-Negative Insular Thyroid Carcinoma without Prophylactic Central Compartment Neck Dissection Is Associated with Decreased Survival Regardless of T Staging and Administration of Radioactive Iodine Therapy: The First Evidence
title_sort treating clinically node negative insular thyroid carcinoma without prophylactic central compartment neck dissection is associated with decreased survival regardless of t staging and administration of radioactive iodine therapy the first evidence
url http://dx.doi.org/10.1155/2019/3078012
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