Comparison of 8th and 7th editions of TNM staging in terms of mortality, persistent disease, and response to treatment in patients with differentiated thyroid cancer
Golnaz Gholami, Atena Aghaee, Susan Shafiei, Bashir Rasoulian, Emran Askari, Samira Zare Namdar, Seyed Rasoul Zakavi · Nuklearmedizin - NuclearMedicine · 2024 · Heft 06 · S. 359-368
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Abstract Objective To compare the eighth and seventh editions of TNM staging (TNM-8 and TNM-7) on disease-related mortality, persistent disease, and response to treatment in patients with differentiated thyroid cancer (DTC). Methods and Materials We studied 400 patients (79% female) with DTC with a mean age of 40.93±14.11 years. TNM staging was recorded according to the 7th and 8th editions and patients were followed for at least 1 year and response to therapy was recorded according to ATA response categorization. Results The mean follow up time was 42.5±15.24 months. Overall, 108 patients (27%) were down-staged…
