Diagnosis and treatment of aberrant thyroid cancer / 中国普通外科杂志

Objective To study the pathogenic features, diagnosis and treatment of aberrant thyroid cancer.Methods A retrospective analysis of clinical and pathological data of 29 cases of aberrant thyroid cancer was made.Results All of the 29 patients underwent operative treatment and postoperative adjuvant radiation therapy and chemotherapy. On postoperative follow up, the 5-year survival rate was 52.0%. The longest survivor patient was alive 24 years after operation.Conclusions The key to increase the survival rate of patients is early detection and timely surgical treatment. Postoperative adjuvant radiation therapy and chemotherapy are conducive to increase survival rate.