Sayid Shafi Zuhur, Beyza Olcay Ozturk, Umran Keskin, Serhat Uysal, Aysa Hacioglu, Ugur Avci, Seda Karsli, Burak Andac, Umit Nur Ozbay, Faruk Kilinc, Selvinaz Erol, Merve Catak, Hulyanur Sodan, Zafer Pekkolay, Sebnem Burhan, Gulhan Akbaba, Coskun Ates, Goknur Yorulmaz, Sakin Tekin, Birol Topcu, Mazhar Muslum Tuna, Pinar Kadioglu, Mustafa Sait Gonen, Zuleyha Karaca, Sema Ciftci, Mehmet Celik, Sibel Guldiken, Dilek Tuzun, Yuksel Altuntas, Mujde Akturk, Mutlu Niyazoglu, Nese Cinar, Ozen Oz Gul, Medine Nur Kebapci, Aysen Akalin, Taner Bayraktaroglu, Gulsah Elbuken
PURPOSE: Despite several factors that may have been associated with poor disease-free survival (DFS) in patients with medullary thyroid carcinoma (MTC), only a few studies have evaluated the prognostic factors affecting DFS in MTC patients. Therefore, this study evaluated the prognostic factors affecting DFS, in a large number of patients with MTC. METHODS: Patients treated for MTC were retrospectively analyzed. Patients were stratified as having persistent/recurrent disease and no evidence of disease (NOD) at the last follow-up...
April 3, 2024: Endocrine