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Computer-Aided Three-Dimensional Visualization in the Treatment of Locally Advanced Thyroid Cancer
Published on: June 9, 2023
[Treatment and prognosis of squamous cell carcinoma of thyroid]
Yaohong Wu1, Chuanzheng Sun, Yan Xi
1Department of Head and Neck, the Third Affiliated Hospital of Kunming Medical College, Kunming, 650118, China.
Objective:
To investigate the treatment and prognosis of the patients with squamous cell carcinoma of thyroid.
Method:
The clinical data of all patients with squamous cell carcinoma of the thyroid in our hospital from Dec. 1994 to Dec. 2008 were analyzed retrospectively.
Result:
The overall 1-year, 3-year survival rates were 36.4% and 9.1% respectively. The median survival time was 8 months. Survival analysis showed the patients receiving surgery and postoperative radiotherapy had a better prognosis.
Conclusion:
The prognosis of squamous cell carcinoma of thyroid was poor; the patients with squamous cell carcinoma of thyroid maybe get a better prognosis by receiving surgery and postoperative radiotherapy.
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