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[Undifferentiated thyroid cancer: improved therapeutic results following initial radical intervention and early postoperative radiotherapy].

Abstract
During a 16-year period (1972-1988), 40 out of 477 thyroid cancer patients underwent thyroidectomy for undifferentiated thyroid carcinoma. To analyse the significance of "radical" versus "palliative" surgical procedures with regard to early postoperative course, operative complications and survival, all patients records were reviewed and actually followed up. A significant better survival was correlated with radical (n = 17) versus palliative tumor resection (n = 23) (p less than 0.001), and total thyroidectomy (n = 22) versus subtotal thyroidectomy (n = 18) (p less than 0.006). Radical surgery with early postoperative external irradiation revealed no postoperative mortality and only one symptomatic cervical tumor recurrence. In contrast, palliative surgery, particularly in the case of synchronous tracheotomy, was attended with a relatively high mortality (30%) and symptomatic local recurrences. The results of this study suggest that in undifferentiated thyroid carcinoma without infiltration of the esophageal or tracheal mucosa an attempt of radical tumor resection should be undertaken, since palliative surgical procedures revealed a significantly lower survival due to complications of persistent or recurrent cervical tumor infiltration and frequently were accompanied by local complications during the postoperative course.
AuthorsG F Scheumann, G Wegener, J Kemnitz, H Dralle
JournalHelvetica chirurgica acta (Helv Chir Acta) Vol. 57 Issue 1 Pg. 57-60 (Jun 1990) ISSN: 0018-0181 [Print] Switzerland
Vernacular TitleDas undifferenzierte Schilddrüsenkarzinom: verbesserte Therapieergebnisse nach radikalem Ersteingriff und früh-postoperativer Radiatio.
PMID2228687 (Publication Type: English Abstract, Journal Article)
Topics
  • Aged
  • Carcinoma (radiotherapy, surgery)
  • Combined Modality Therapy
  • Female
  • Follow-Up Studies
  • Humans
  • Male
  • Middle Aged
  • Thyroid Neoplasms (radiotherapy, surgery)
  • Thyroidectomy

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