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Anaplastic thyroid carcinoma: A therapeutic dilemma

Authors
 Hang-Seok Chang  ;  Kee-Hyun Nam  ;  Cheong Soo Park  ;  Woung Youn Chung 
Citation
 YONSEI MEDICAL JOURNAL, Vol.46(6) : 759-764, 2005 
Journal Title
YONSEI MEDICAL JOURNAL
ISSN
 0513-5796 
Issue Date
2005
MeSH
Adult ; Aged ; Aged, 80 and over ; Carcinoma/mortality ; Carcinoma/surgery ; Carcinoma/therapy* ; Chemotherapy, Adjuvant ; Combined Modality Therapy ; Female ; Humans ; Male ; Middle Aged ; Neoplasm Metastasis ; Radiotherapy, Adjuvant ; Survival Analysis ; Thyroid Neoplasms/mortality ; Thyroid Neoplasms/surgery ; Thyroid Neoplasms/therapy* ; Treatment Outcome
Keywords
Anaplastic thyroid cancer ; treatment modalities ; treatment outcome
Abstract
Anaplastic thyroid carcinoma (ATC) is one of the most malignant human neoplasms and has a grave prognosis. This study gives an update on our experience with this unusual neoplasm, with specific focus on the response to various treatment modalities. Forty-seven patients with histologically proven ATCs were enrolled (19 men, 28 women; mean age, 62.8 years). This number represents 1.5% among a total of 3,088 thyroid cancers treated between 1977 and 2002. The mean tumor diameter was 8.8 cm, and 22 patients had distant metastasis. Extrathyroidal extension was seen in 26 (89.7%) of the cases that underwent surgery. Treatment modalities adopted could be classified into 5 groups: Group 1, biopsy only; Group 2, biopsy and chemoradiotherapy; Group 3, debulking only; Goup 4, debulking and chemoradiotherapy; Group 5, complete excision and chemoradiotherapy. Survival was calculated from the time of diagnosis, and comparisons of survival were done by log-rank analysis. The mean survival was 4.3 months (range, 1.0-21 months). The mean survival based on treatment modalities were as follows: Group 1 (n = 10), 2.1 months, Group 2 (n = 8); 3.6 months; Group 3 (n = 7), 3.0 months; Group 4 (n = 14), 3.5 months, Group 5 (n = 8), 9.4 months. There was no significant difference in survival time between the various types of treatment modalities. Even though a small improvement in survival was observed with complete excision and aggressive multimodality therapy, nearly all ATCs remain unresponsive to ongoing treatment modalities and as such, present a therapeutic dilemma. A more effective treatment regimen should be sought in order to improve survival.
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DOI
10.3349/ymj.2005.46.6.759
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1. College of Medicine (의과대학) > Dept. of Surgery (외과학교실) > 1. Journal Papers
Yonsei Authors
Nam, Kee Hyun(남기현) ORCID logo https://orcid.org/0000-0002-6852-1190
Park, Cheong Soo(박정수)
Chang, Hang Seok(장항석) ORCID logo https://orcid.org/0000-0002-5162-103X
Chung, Woong Youn(정웅윤)
URI
https://ir.ymlib.yonsei.ac.kr/handle/22282913/114856
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