Comparison of prognostic scoring systems in follicular thyroid cancer

Are prognostic scoring systems of value in patients with follicular thyroid carcinoma?

PURPOSE Most prognostic systems for differentiated carcinoma have been designed for papillary carcinoma. OBJECTIVE To analyze the value of the existing prognostic systems for evaluating follicular carcinoma and to determine whether any of them have a better predictive effect. METHODS A total of 66 follicular carcinomas were analyzed. The following prognostic systems were studied: EORTC, AGE...

Comparison of Myelodysplastic Syndrome Prognostic Scoring Systems

OBJECTIVE Myelodysplastic syndrome (MDS) is a clonal hematopoietic stem cell disease. Patients are at risk of developing cytopenias or progression to acute myeloid leukemia. Different classifications and prognostic scoring systems have been developed. The aim of this study was to compare the different prognostic scoring systems. MATERIALS AND METHODS One hundred and one patients who were diag...

Comparison of prognostic scoring systems in primary myelofibrosis.

Prognostic factors of follicular thyroid carcinoma.

INTRODUCTION Most prognostic studies in differentiated carcinoma have included a high number of papillary carcinomas and few follicular carcinomas, and not all of their conclusions therefore apply to the latter. OBJECTIVE To analyze the prognostic factors of follicular thyroid carcinoma. PATIENTS AND METHODS SELECTION CRITERIA Patients with histological diagnosis of follicular carcinoma ...

Minimally invasive follicular thyroid carcinomas: prognostic factors

Although minimally invasive follicular thyroid carcinoma (MI-FTC) is regarded as an indolent tumour, treatment strategies remain controversial. Our aim was to investigate the outcome for patients with MI-FTC and to identify prognostic parameters to facilitate adequate treatment and follow-up. This retrospective follow-up study involved all cases of MI-FTC operated at the Karolinska University H...