Pretreatment BMI Is Associated with Aggressive Clinicopathological Features of Papillary Thyroid Carcinoma: A Multicenter Study

Objectives. The aim of the present study was to analyze the association between pretreatment body mass index (BMI) and the aggressiveness of papillary thyroid carcinoma (PTC) along with its clinical outcomes in a Chinese population with BMI classification for Asians. Methods. A retrospective, observ...

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Main Authors: Shi-tong Yu, Wanzhi Chen, Qian Cai, Faya Liang, Debin Xu, Ping Han, Jichun Yu, Xiaoming Huang
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Published: Wiley 2017-01-01
Series:International Journal of Endocrinology
Online Access:http://dx.doi.org/10.1155/2017/5841942
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Wanzhi Chen
Qian Cai
Faya Liang
Debin Xu
Ping Han
Jichun Yu
Xiaoming Huang
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Wanzhi Chen
Qian Cai
Faya Liang
Debin Xu
Ping Han
Jichun Yu
Xiaoming Huang
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description Objectives. The aim of the present study was to analyze the association between pretreatment body mass index (BMI) and the aggressiveness of papillary thyroid carcinoma (PTC) along with its clinical outcomes in a Chinese population with BMI classification for Asians. Methods. A retrospective, observational study was conducted on patients from two teaching hospitals in China. 1622 classical PTC patients were categorized into four groups according to BMI. Results. We found that increased BMI was associated with extrathyroidal extension, multifocality, the presence of lymph node (LN) metastasis, and advancing TNM stage in PTC patients. Furthermore, compared to patients with normal weight, those in the overweight and obese group exhibited a significantly increased risk of extrathyroidal extension, multifocality, cervical LN metastasis, and advanced TNM stage. 40 and 37 patients experienced persistent and recurrent disease, respectively. No differences regarding persistent disease or recurrence were observed among the BMI groups. Conclusion. A higher pretreatment BMI has been strongly associated with aggressive features of PTC according to the BMI classification for Asians. Obesity was not found to be associated with a greater risk of recurrence.
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spelling doaj-art-2700afcaac1145de9d2c14dff33b1c812025-08-20T02:04:24ZengWileyInternational Journal of Endocrinology1687-83371687-83452017-01-01201710.1155/2017/58419425841942Pretreatment BMI Is Associated with Aggressive Clinicopathological Features of Papillary Thyroid Carcinoma: A Multicenter StudyShi-tong Yu0Wanzhi Chen1Qian Cai2Faya Liang3Debin Xu4Ping Han5Jichun Yu6Xiaoming Huang7Department of Otolaryngology, Head and Neck Surgery, Sun Yat-sen Memorial Hospital, Sun Yat-sen University, Guangzhou, Guangdong 510120, ChinaDepartment of Thyroid Surgery, The Second Affiliated Hospital of Nanchang University, Nanchang, Jiangxi 330006, ChinaDepartment of Otolaryngology, Head and Neck Surgery, Sun Yat-sen Memorial Hospital, Sun Yat-sen University, Guangzhou, Guangdong 510120, ChinaDepartment of Otolaryngology, Head and Neck Surgery, Sun Yat-sen Memorial Hospital, Sun Yat-sen University, Guangzhou, Guangdong 510120, ChinaDepartment of Thyroid Surgery, The Second Affiliated Hospital of Nanchang University, Nanchang, Jiangxi 330006, ChinaDepartment of Otolaryngology, Head and Neck Surgery, Sun Yat-sen Memorial Hospital, Sun Yat-sen University, Guangzhou, Guangdong 510120, ChinaDepartment of Thyroid Surgery, The Second Affiliated Hospital of Nanchang University, Nanchang, Jiangxi 330006, ChinaDepartment of Otolaryngology, Head and Neck Surgery, Sun Yat-sen Memorial Hospital, Sun Yat-sen University, Guangzhou, Guangdong 510120, ChinaObjectives. The aim of the present study was to analyze the association between pretreatment body mass index (BMI) and the aggressiveness of papillary thyroid carcinoma (PTC) along with its clinical outcomes in a Chinese population with BMI classification for Asians. Methods. A retrospective, observational study was conducted on patients from two teaching hospitals in China. 1622 classical PTC patients were categorized into four groups according to BMI. Results. We found that increased BMI was associated with extrathyroidal extension, multifocality, the presence of lymph node (LN) metastasis, and advancing TNM stage in PTC patients. Furthermore, compared to patients with normal weight, those in the overweight and obese group exhibited a significantly increased risk of extrathyroidal extension, multifocality, cervical LN metastasis, and advanced TNM stage. 40 and 37 patients experienced persistent and recurrent disease, respectively. No differences regarding persistent disease or recurrence were observed among the BMI groups. Conclusion. A higher pretreatment BMI has been strongly associated with aggressive features of PTC according to the BMI classification for Asians. Obesity was not found to be associated with a greater risk of recurrence.http://dx.doi.org/10.1155/2017/5841942
spellingShingle Shi-tong Yu
Wanzhi Chen
Qian Cai
Faya Liang
Debin Xu
Ping Han
Jichun Yu
Xiaoming Huang
Pretreatment BMI Is Associated with Aggressive Clinicopathological Features of Papillary Thyroid Carcinoma: A Multicenter Study
International Journal of Endocrinology
title Pretreatment BMI Is Associated with Aggressive Clinicopathological Features of Papillary Thyroid Carcinoma: A Multicenter Study
title_full Pretreatment BMI Is Associated with Aggressive Clinicopathological Features of Papillary Thyroid Carcinoma: A Multicenter Study
title_fullStr Pretreatment BMI Is Associated with Aggressive Clinicopathological Features of Papillary Thyroid Carcinoma: A Multicenter Study
title_full_unstemmed Pretreatment BMI Is Associated with Aggressive Clinicopathological Features of Papillary Thyroid Carcinoma: A Multicenter Study
title_short Pretreatment BMI Is Associated with Aggressive Clinicopathological Features of Papillary Thyroid Carcinoma: A Multicenter Study
title_sort pretreatment bmi is associated with aggressive clinicopathological features of papillary thyroid carcinoma a multicenter study
url http://dx.doi.org/10.1155/2017/5841942
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