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ea0092ps2-13-04 | Surgery | ETA2023

Multifocality is not a risk factor for recurrence after thyroid lobectomy: A study of 1,684 patients with differentiated thyroid cancer

Kyung Kim Hee , Cho Jin-Seong , Yong Park Ji , Choi Wonsuk , Ram Hong A , Kang Ho-Cheol

Background: We evaluated the impact of the multifocality on post-lobectomy recurrence in patients with differentiated thyroid cancer (DTC).Methods: We analyzed 1,684 patients with DTC who underwent thyroid lobectomy from 2008 to 2015 using logistic regression models to calculate the relative risk on post-lobectomy recurrence.Results: Tumor diameter increased from 4.9 mm to 8.1 mm and the proportion of extrathyroidal extension (ETE)...