Health-related quality-of-life assessment in surgical patients with papillary thyroid carcinoma: A single-center analysis from Mainland China

Even with a favorable prognosis, the health-related quality of life (HRQoL) of papillary thyroid carcinoma (PTC) patients remains unclear and conflicting. Thus, in the present study, we compared the HRQoL of PTC patients with that of the general population (GP).The study was performed in our thyroid...

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Published in:Medicine (Baltimore) 2017-09, Vol.96 (38), p.e8070-e8070
Main Authors: Gou, Juxiang, Cheng, Wenjie, Lei, Jianyong, Pan, Qian, You, Wei, Cai, Ming, Tang, Huairong, Lei, Yali, Li, Zhihui, Gong, Rixiang, Zhu, Jinqiang
Format: Article
Language:English
Subjects:
Carcinoma - psychology
Carcinoma - surgery
Carcinoma, Papillary
China
Follow-Up Studies
Humans
Observational Study
Prospective Studies
Quality of Life
Surveys and Questionnaires
Thyroid Cancer, Papillary
Thyroid Neoplasms - psychology
Thyroid Neoplasms - surgery
Thyroidectomy
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Summary:Even with a favorable prognosis, the health-related quality of life (HRQoL) of papillary thyroid carcinoma (PTC) patients remains unclear and conflicting. Thus, in the present study, we compared the HRQoL of PTC patients with that of the general population (GP).The study was performed in our thyroid and parathyroid surgery department, and 186 PTC patients who had undergone thyroidectomy were included. The exclusion criteria were an age 
ISSN:0025-7974
1536-5964
DOI:10.1097/MD.0000000000008070