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Endocrine Abstracts (2022) 81 EP571 | DOI: 10.1530/endoabs.81.EP571

ECE2022 Eposter Presentations Endocrine-Related Cancer (61 abstracts)

Clinical characteristics and survival of a cohort of patients presenting with bone metastases from differentiated thyroid cancer

Ana Piñar Gutiérrez , Ana R. Romero Lluch , Suset Dueñ as Disotuar , Irene De Lara-Rodriguez & Elena Navarro


Virgen del Rocío University Hospital, Sevilla, Spain


Introduction: Bone metastases (BM) are rare in differentiated thyroid cancer (DTC). They determine the quality of life and survival of these patients. Our objective was to evaluate the characteristics, survival and prognostic factors of a cohort of patients with BM from CDT.

Methods: Retrospective descriptive study. Patients with BM from DTC diagnosed between 1980-2021 were included. Qualitative variables are shown as n(%); quantitative variables as median and interquartile range. Survival and prognostic factor analysis was performed using the Kaplan-Meier method and univariate tests.

Results: N=27. Women=17(63%). Follicular carcinoma=13(48%). Follow-up time (months)=72(34-222). Age at diagnosis=62(55-73). Exitus=18(66,7%). Suvival at 1 and 5 years was 68.5% and 43.5% respectively. No independent risk factors for increased risk of death were found.

Table 1
VariableResult
BM diagnosis at initial evaluation13(48%)
BM diagnosis during follow-up14(52%)
Time until BM appearance (months)151(78-234)
Thyroglobulin at diagnosis, after thyroidectomy (ng/ml)1000(195-7743)
T
1-28(30%)
3-414(51%)
N19(33%)
Multiple BM22(81,5%)
BM location
Spine 20(74%)
Pelvis10(37%)
Cranial5(18%)
Rib cage4(15%)
Upper limbs3(11%)
Lower limbs4(15%)
Metastases in other locations19(70,3%)
Skeleton-related events
Bone fractures7(26%)
Spinal cord compression7(26%)
Pain10(37%)
Treatment with I13119(70,4%)
I131 Uptake in BM10(37%)
Antiresorptive treatment10(37%)
BM Surgery4(15%)
Palliative radiation therapy9(33%)
Treatment with Tyrosine-kinase inhibitors7(26%)

Conclusions: In our case series, 5-year survival was slightly lower than that reported in the scientific literature. This may be due to the fact that 48% presented with BM in the initial evaluation, although it has not been possible to prove it given the low number of cases. No other prognostic factors were found, possibly for the same reason.

Volume 81

European Congress of Endocrinology 2022

Milan, Italy
21 May 2022 - 24 May 2022

European Society of Endocrinology 

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