Sex differences and racial/ethnic disparities in the presentation and treatment of medullary thyroid cancer

This study assessed for disparities in the presentation and management of medullary thyroid cancer (MTC). Patients with MTC (2010–2020) were identified from the National Cancer Database. Differences in disease presentation and likelihood of guideline-concordant surgical management (total thyroidecto...

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Veröffentlicht in:	The American journal of surgery 2024-08, Vol.234, p.19-25
Hauptverfasser:	Kalva, Saiesh, Ginzberg, Sara P., Passman, Jesse E., Soegaard Ballester, Jacqueline M., Finn, Caitlin B., Fraker, Douglas L., Kelz, Rachel R., Wachtel, Heather
Format:	Artikel
Sprache:	eng
Schlagworte:	Adult Aged Cancer Carcinoma, Neuroendocrine - ethnology Carcinoma, Neuroendocrine - pathology Carcinoma, Neuroendocrine - surgery Carcinoma, Neuroendocrine - therapy Comorbidity Disease Disease management Endocrine surgical procedures Ethnicity Ethnicity - statistics & numerical data Female Guideline adherence Healthcare disparities Healthcare Disparities - ethnology Healthcare Disparities - statistics & numerical data Hispanic Americans Hispanic or Latino - statistics & numerical data Humans Lymph nodes Lymphatic system Male Metastases Metastasis Middle Aged Minority & ethnic groups Pathology Patients Race Regression analysis Retrospective Studies Sex differences Sex Factors Surgery Thoracic surgery Thyroid Thyroid cancer Thyroid neoplasms Thyroid Neoplasms - ethnology Thyroid Neoplasms - pathology Thyroid Neoplasms - surgery Thyroid Neoplasms - therapy Thyroidectomy Thyroidectomy - statistics & numerical data Tumors United States - epidemiology
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Zusammenfassung:	This study assessed for disparities in the presentation and management of medullary thyroid cancer (MTC). Patients with MTC (2010–2020) were identified from the National Cancer Database. Differences in disease presentation and likelihood of guideline-concordant surgical management (total thyroidectomy and resection of ≥1 lymph node) were assessed by sex and race/ethnicity. Of 6154 patients, 68.2% underwent guideline-concordant surgery. Tumors >4 cm were more likely in men (vs. women: OR 2.47, p
ISSN:	0002-9610 1879-1883 1879-1883
DOI:	10.1016/j.amjsurg.2024.02.009