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Background Insular thyroid carcinoma was described as a tumor with aggressive behavior, and patients usually present themselves with
an advanced tumor stage. Whether the insular component is an independent factor for poor prognosis remains unclear. Therefore,
in the present study, we compared the survival of patients with advanced insular, follicular, and papillary thyroid cancer.
Materials and methods The clinical behavior of tumors in three groups of patients with T4 thyroid carcinoma—8 patients with insular, 11 patients
with follicular, and 21 patients with papillary thyroid carcinomas—was compared. Disease-free survival and disease-specific
death were analyzed statistically. Cox regression analysis was used to evaluate the influence of histotype and other prognostic
factors.
Results At 3 years, survival was 37.5% (mean 26 months) among patients with insular thyroid carcinoma, 80% (mean 59 months) among
those with follicular, and 89% (mean 126 months) among those with papillary thyroid carcinomas (
p = 0.007). Disease-free survival in patients without initial distant metastasis was worst in patients with insular thyroid
carcinoma (20%) compared to those with follicular (75%) and those with papillary thyroid carcinomas (71%).
Conclusion Patients with advanced insular thyroid carcinoma have a poorer outcome in comparison to patients with similar advanced stage
who have follicular or papillary thyroid carcinoma.
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