Comparison of the clinicopathological behavior of the follicular variant of papillary thyroid carcinoma and classical papillary thyroid carcinoma: A systematic review and meta-analysis

  • Authors:
    • Jing Yang
    • Yanping Gong
    • Shuping Yan
    • Qingquan Shi
    • Jingqiang Zhu
    • Zhihui Li
    • Qiang Chen
    • Rixiang Gong
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  • Published online on: April 6, 2015     https://doi.org/10.3892/mco.2015.540
  • Pages: 753-764
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Abstract

The follicular variant of papillary thyroid carcinoma (FV-PTC) is the second most common type of papillary thyroid carcinoma (PTC), and it has been increasingly diagnosed in recent years. However, whether FV‑PTC behaves differently from classical PTC (C‑PTC) remains controversial. To address this controversy, a meta‑analysis was performed to determine the potential differences between FV‑PTC and C‑PTC in their clinicopathological behavior. The relevant published studies between January 1, 2003 and August 31, 2014 were reviewed according to the defined selection criteria using the PubMed database. Review Manager was used to calculate the pooled odds ratio (OR) or the mean difference (MD) with a 95% confidence interval (CI), using a random‑ or fixed‑effect model for all analyses. In total, 112 studies were identified and examined; finally, only 36 studies met the inclusion criteria. In the 36 studies, compared to the clinicopathological behavior of patients with C‑PTC, patients with FV‑PTC had the following parameters: Similar mean age and similar prevalence of gender, tumor size ≥10 mm, multifocality, capsular invasion, vascular invasion, lymphocytic and/or Hashimoto's thyroiditis, and clinical stage; a larger mean tumor size and higher prevalence of age ≥45 years; and lower prevalence of extrathyroidal extensions, lymph node metastases, BRAF mutation and recurrence. The meta‑analysis suggested that patients with FV‑PTC have a more favorable clinicopathological behavior and improved prognosis compared to patients with C‑PTC. Thus, patients with FV‑PTC and C‑PTC may be managed differently, and the two types of PTC should be clearly distinguished in future retrospective or prospective studies.
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Yang J, Gong Y, Yan S, Shi Q, Zhu J, Li Z, Chen Q and Gong R: Comparison of the clinicopathological behavior of the follicular variant of papillary thyroid carcinoma and classical papillary thyroid carcinoma: A systematic review and meta-analysis. Mol Clin Oncol 3: 753-764, 2015
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Yang, J., Gong, Y., Yan, S., Shi, Q., Zhu, J., Li, Z. ... Gong, R. (2015). Comparison of the clinicopathological behavior of the follicular variant of papillary thyroid carcinoma and classical papillary thyroid carcinoma: A systematic review and meta-analysis. Molecular and Clinical Oncology, 3, 753-764. https://doi.org/10.3892/mco.2015.540
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Yang, J., Gong, Y., Yan, S., Shi, Q., Zhu, J., Li, Z., Chen, Q., Gong, R."Comparison of the clinicopathological behavior of the follicular variant of papillary thyroid carcinoma and classical papillary thyroid carcinoma: A systematic review and meta-analysis". Molecular and Clinical Oncology 3.4 (2015): 753-764.
Chicago
Yang, J., Gong, Y., Yan, S., Shi, Q., Zhu, J., Li, Z., Chen, Q., Gong, R."Comparison of the clinicopathological behavior of the follicular variant of papillary thyroid carcinoma and classical papillary thyroid carcinoma: A systematic review and meta-analysis". Molecular and Clinical Oncology 3, no. 4 (2015): 753-764. https://doi.org/10.3892/mco.2015.540