Long-term outcome of rare oncocytic papillary (Hürthle cell) thyroid carcinoma following (adjuvant) initial radioiodine therapy.
Vera WenterAnnamirl JellinekMarcus UnterrainerFreba AhmaddySebastian LehnerNathalie Lisa AlbertPeter BartensteinThomas KnöselChristine SpitzwegHarun IlhanAndrei TodicaPublished in: European journal of nuclear medicine and molecular imaging (2019)
At initial diagnosis, OPTC shows significant differences in terms of age and initial tumor size compared to PTC. Patients suffering from OPTC present with the same clinical long-term outcome indifferent to PTC after (adjuvant) initial RIT after matching.