A Prediction Model for Contralateral Central Neck Lymph Node Metastases in Unilateral Papillary Thyroid Cancer

The health problems caused by the frequent relapse of papillary thyroid carcinoma (PTC) remain a worldwide concern since the morbidity rate of PTC ranks the highest among thyroid cancers. Residues from contralateral central lymph node metastases (con-CLNM) are the key reason for persistence or recur...

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Main Authors: Hai-Long Tan, Bo-Qiang Huang, Gui-You Li, Bo Wei, Pei Chen, Hui-Yu Hu, Mian Liu, Deng-Jie Ou-Yang, Qiong Yang, Zi-En Qin, Qi-Man Shi, Ning Li, Peng Huang, Shi Chang
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Published: Wiley 2021-01-01
Series:International Journal of Endocrinology
Online Access:http://dx.doi.org/10.1155/2021/6621067
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Bo-Qiang Huang
Gui-You Li
Bo Wei
Pei Chen
Hui-Yu Hu
Mian Liu
Deng-Jie Ou-Yang
Qiong Yang
Zi-En Qin
Qi-Man Shi
Ning Li
Peng Huang
Shi Chang
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Bo-Qiang Huang
Gui-You Li
Bo Wei
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Hui-Yu Hu
Mian Liu
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Qiong Yang
Zi-En Qin
Qi-Man Shi
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Shi Chang
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description The health problems caused by the frequent relapse of papillary thyroid carcinoma (PTC) remain a worldwide concern since the morbidity rate of PTC ranks the highest among thyroid cancers. Residues from contralateral central lymph node metastases (con-CLNM) are the key reason for persistence or recurrence of unilateral papillary thyroid carcinoma (uni-PTC); however, the ability to assess the status of con-CLNM in uni-PTC patients is limited. To clarify the risk factors of con-CLNM, a total of 250 patients with uni-PTC who underwent total thyroidectomy and bilateral central lymph node dissection were recruited in this study. We compared the clinical, sonographic, and pathological characteristics of patients with con-CLNM to those without con-CLNM and established a nomogram for con-CLNM in uni-PTC. We found that male sex, without Hashimoto’s thyroiditis, present capsular invasion, with ipsilateral lateral lymph node metastases, and the ratio of ipsilateral central lymph node metastases ≥0.16 were independent con-CLNM predictors of uni-PTC (ORs: 2.797, 0.430, 2.538, 2.202, and 26.588; 95% CIs: 1.182–6.617, 0.211–0.876, 1.223–5.267, 1.064–4.557, and 7.596–93.069, respectively). Additionally, a preoperative nomogram for the prediction of con-CLNM based on these risk factors showed good discrimination (C-index 0.881; 95% CI: 0.840–0.923; sensitivity 85.3%; specificity 76.0%) and good agreement via the calibration plot. Our study provided a way to quantitatively and accurately predict whether con-CLNM occurred in patients with uni-PTC, which may guide surgeons to evaluate the nodal status and perform tailored therapeutic central lymph node dissection.
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spelling doaj-art-be14ff7334b344d9948bb073f76abfca2025-08-20T03:23:31ZengWileyInternational Journal of Endocrinology1687-83371687-83452021-01-01202110.1155/2021/66210676621067A Prediction Model for Contralateral Central Neck Lymph Node Metastases in Unilateral Papillary Thyroid CancerHai-Long Tan0Bo-Qiang Huang1Gui-You Li2Bo Wei3Pei Chen4Hui-Yu Hu5Mian Liu6Deng-Jie Ou-Yang7Qiong Yang8Zi-En Qin9Qi-Man Shi10Ning Li11Peng Huang12Shi Chang13Department of General Surgery, Xiangya Hospital Central South University, Changsha 410008, Hunan, ChinaDepartment of General Surgery, Xiangya Hospital Central South University, Changsha 410008, Hunan, ChinaDepartment of General Surgery, Xiangya Hospital Central South University, Changsha 410008, Hunan, ChinaDepartment of General Surgery, Xiangya Hospital Central South University, Changsha 410008, Hunan, ChinaDepartment of General Surgery, Xiangya Hospital Central South University, Changsha 410008, Hunan, ChinaDepartment of General Surgery, Xiangya Hospital Central South University, Changsha 410008, Hunan, ChinaDepartment of General Surgery, Xiangya Hospital Central South University, Changsha 410008, Hunan, ChinaDepartment of General Surgery, Xiangya Hospital Central South University, Changsha 410008, Hunan, ChinaDepartment of General Surgery, Xiangya Hospital Central South University, Changsha 410008, Hunan, ChinaDepartment of General Surgery, Xiangya Hospital Central South University, Changsha 410008, Hunan, ChinaDepartment of General Surgery, Xiangya Hospital Central South University, Changsha 410008, Hunan, ChinaDepartment of General Surgery, Xiangya Hospital Central South University, Changsha 410008, Hunan, ChinaDepartment of General Surgery, Xiangya Hospital Central South University, Changsha 410008, Hunan, ChinaDepartment of General Surgery, Xiangya Hospital Central South University, Changsha 410008, Hunan, ChinaThe health problems caused by the frequent relapse of papillary thyroid carcinoma (PTC) remain a worldwide concern since the morbidity rate of PTC ranks the highest among thyroid cancers. Residues from contralateral central lymph node metastases (con-CLNM) are the key reason for persistence or recurrence of unilateral papillary thyroid carcinoma (uni-PTC); however, the ability to assess the status of con-CLNM in uni-PTC patients is limited. To clarify the risk factors of con-CLNM, a total of 250 patients with uni-PTC who underwent total thyroidectomy and bilateral central lymph node dissection were recruited in this study. We compared the clinical, sonographic, and pathological characteristics of patients with con-CLNM to those without con-CLNM and established a nomogram for con-CLNM in uni-PTC. We found that male sex, without Hashimoto’s thyroiditis, present capsular invasion, with ipsilateral lateral lymph node metastases, and the ratio of ipsilateral central lymph node metastases ≥0.16 were independent con-CLNM predictors of uni-PTC (ORs: 2.797, 0.430, 2.538, 2.202, and 26.588; 95% CIs: 1.182–6.617, 0.211–0.876, 1.223–5.267, 1.064–4.557, and 7.596–93.069, respectively). Additionally, a preoperative nomogram for the prediction of con-CLNM based on these risk factors showed good discrimination (C-index 0.881; 95% CI: 0.840–0.923; sensitivity 85.3%; specificity 76.0%) and good agreement via the calibration plot. Our study provided a way to quantitatively and accurately predict whether con-CLNM occurred in patients with uni-PTC, which may guide surgeons to evaluate the nodal status and perform tailored therapeutic central lymph node dissection.http://dx.doi.org/10.1155/2021/6621067
spellingShingle Hai-Long Tan
Bo-Qiang Huang
Gui-You Li
Bo Wei
Pei Chen
Hui-Yu Hu
Mian Liu
Deng-Jie Ou-Yang
Qiong Yang
Zi-En Qin
Qi-Man Shi
Ning Li
Peng Huang
Shi Chang
A Prediction Model for Contralateral Central Neck Lymph Node Metastases in Unilateral Papillary Thyroid Cancer
International Journal of Endocrinology
title A Prediction Model for Contralateral Central Neck Lymph Node Metastases in Unilateral Papillary Thyroid Cancer
title_full A Prediction Model for Contralateral Central Neck Lymph Node Metastases in Unilateral Papillary Thyroid Cancer
title_fullStr A Prediction Model for Contralateral Central Neck Lymph Node Metastases in Unilateral Papillary Thyroid Cancer
title_full_unstemmed A Prediction Model for Contralateral Central Neck Lymph Node Metastases in Unilateral Papillary Thyroid Cancer
title_short A Prediction Model for Contralateral Central Neck Lymph Node Metastases in Unilateral Papillary Thyroid Cancer
title_sort prediction model for contralateral central neck lymph node metastases in unilateral papillary thyroid cancer
url http://dx.doi.org/10.1155/2021/6621067
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