Table 2.
Surgical management of anaplastic thyroid cancer patients [No. (%)].
| Surgery Type | Total | 1973–1974 | 1975–1979 | 1980–1984 | 1985–1989 | 1990–1994 | 1995–1999 | 2000–2004 | 2005–2009 | 2010–2014 | P value |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| None | 725 (47.5) | 0 | 1 (2.7) | 2 (4.9) | 9 (19.6) | 35 (37.6) | 58 (37.6) | 161 (55.5) | 202 (51.7) | 257 (54.6) | <0.001 |
| Lobectomy and/or isthmectomy | 141 (9.2) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 (6.5) | 6 (6.5) | 20 (13.0) | 28 (9.7) | 42 (10.7) | 42 (8.9) | |
| ST/NT | 94 (6.2) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 (6.5) | 9 (9.7) | 9 (5.8) | 19 (6.6) | 23 (5.9) | 31 (6.6) | |
| TT | 300 (19.6) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 (4.3) | 17 (18.3) | 35 (22.7) | 52 (17.9) | 89 (22.8) | 105 (22.3) | |
| Thyroidectomy NOS | 14 (0.9) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 (2.2) | 1 (1.1) | 4 (2.6) | 3 (1.0) | 1 (0.3) | 4 (0.8) | |
| Othera | 253 (16.6) | 4 (100.0) | 36 (97.3) | 39 (95.1) | 28 (60.9) | 25 (27.0) | 28 (18.1) | 27 (9.3) | 34 (8.6) | 32 (6.7) |
ST/NT: Subtotal/Near Total Thyroidectomy, TT: Total Thyroidectomy, NOS: Not Otherwise Specified, P < 0.05 = significant.
a
Other includes: Surgery NOS, Unknown Surgery Status, and Incisional/Aspiration Biopsy or Local Excision.