Does completion thyroidectomy improve the outcome of patients with minimally invasive follicular carcinoma of the thyroid?
Although we were unable to demonstrate sufficient statistical evidence that completion thyroidectomy improved the outcome of MIFTC patients, it is noteworthy none of the patient who underwent completion thyroidectomy died of the disease.
T-cell infiltration in pre-operative biopsy specimens of CRC is an independent favorable prognostic factor and strongly correlates with absence of nodal metastasis in the resection specimen. Quantification of CD8i is highly reproducible and allows superior prediction of clinicopathological features as compared to CD45RO. The assessment of CD8i infiltration in biopsies is recommended for prospective investigation.