Publications by authors named "Bang-Kai Sun"

Purpose: Pregnant women with a diagnosis of differentiated thyroid cancer (DTC) were potentially high-risk but largely ignored study population. We aimed to explore whether gestational thyrotropin levels were associated with progression of DTC.

Methods: We conducted a retrospective cohort study at Peking University Third Hospital in Beijing, China from January 2012 to December 2022.

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Background: Differentiated thyroid cancer (DTC) has been increasingly common in women of reproductive age. However, the evidence remains mixed regarding the association of DTC with adverse pregnancy outcomes in pregnant women previously diagnosed with DTC.

Methods: We conducted a retrospective cohort study in the Peking University Third Hospital in Beijing, China between January 2012 and December 2022.

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Context And Objective: Differentiated thyroid cancer (DTC) is very common in women of reproductive age. However, it remains unclear whether pregnancy is associated with DTC progression before surgical treatment.

Methods: This retrospective cohort study, conducted at the Peking University Third Hospital in Beijing, China between January 2012 and December 2022, included 311 eligible women aged 20 to 45 years.

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Differentiated thyroid cancer (DTC) is increasingly common in women of reproductive age. However, whether pregnancy increases the risk of DTC progression/recurrence after treatment remains controversial. The study aimed to assess the association of pregnancy with risk of progression in patients previously treated for DTC.

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