Influence of Obesity Parameters on Different Regional Patterns of Lymph Node Metastasis in Papillary Thyroid Cancer

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Title: Influence of Obesity Parameters on Different Regional Patterns of Lymph Node Metastasis in Papillary Thyroid Cancer
Authors: Wan-Xiao Wu, Jia-Wei Feng, Jing Ye, Gao-Feng Qi, Li-Zhao Hong, Jun Hu, Sheng-Yong Liu, Yong Jiang, Zhen Qu
Source: International Journal of Endocrinology, Vol 2022 (2022)
Publisher Information: Wiley, 2022.
Publication Year: 2022
Collection: LCC:Diseases of the endocrine glands. Clinical endocrinology
Subject Terms: Diseases of the endocrine glands. Clinical endocrinology, RC648-665
More Details: Objective. Obesity increases risk of thyroid cancer. However, the association between obesity and the progression of papillary thyroid cancer (PTC) remains controversial. This retrospective study aimed to explore the relationship between obesity and regional patterns of lymph node metastasis (LNM) in PTC. Methods. We retrospectively reviewed data from 1015 patients with PTC. We calculated obese parameters, such as body mass index (BMI), body fat percentage (BFP), and body surface area (BSA). Logistic regression models were used to assess associations between obese parameters and the rate of lymph node metastasis (LNM), number of LNM, pattern of LNM, and lymph node ratio (LNR). Results. Higher BMI was not associated with different regional patterns of LNM in PTC. In men with PTC, high BFP was an independent predictor of total LNM, central lymph node metastasis (CLNM), total lateral lymph node metastasis (LLNM), multiple lateral lymph node metastasis, and simultaneous metastasis in lateral compartment. In addition, male patients with high BFP had higher central LNR and higher number of CLNM. For women, high BSA was an independent predictor of LLNM and level IV metastasis. Female patients with high BSA had higher number of CLNM. Conclusion. BFP and BSA, possibly influenced by gender, were positively associated with the number and risk of LNM in different regions of PTC patients. However, BMI was not the predictor for aggressiveness of PTC in terms of LNM. Clinical decision-making for regional LNM in PTC patients should consider the factor of obesity.
Document Type: article
File Description: electronic resource
Language: English
ISSN: 1687-8345
Relation: https://doaj.org/toc/1687-8345
DOI: 10.1155/2022/3797955
Access URL: https://doaj.org/article/fea7538219724e2a8912d63a39d152e4
Accession Number: edsdoj.fea7538219724e2a8912d63a39d152e4
Database: Directory of Open Access Journals
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ISSN:16878345
DOI:10.1155/2022/3797955
Published in:International Journal of Endocrinology
Language:English