Publications by authors named "T Avci"
Context: In patients undergoing thyroidectomy for malignant disease, lower quality of life scores were observed in the early postoperative period compared to those undergoing thyroidectomy for benign causes.
Objective: Thyroid gland diseases are commonly encountered in society. This study presents health-related quality of life differences in thyroidectomies performed for benign and malignant diseases and the factors affecting this.
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- The study investigates the role of ultrasound-guided fine-needle aspiration biopsy (FNAB) in diagnosing thyroid nodules larger than 3 cm, emphasizing its significance for treatment decisions.* -
- Researchers reviewed patient records from 2018 to 2023, focusing on those who underwent thyroid surgery, categorizing them by nodule size to analyze FNAB outcomes.* -
- Results indicated that larger nodules (≥4 cm) had a higher rate of malignancy and more false negatives in FNAB, stressing the need for careful evaluation in surgical planning.*
Objective: The pivotal prognostic determinant for recurrence and survival in surgically treated gastric cancer (GC) patients remains the lymph node status. Despite the adoption of D2 lymph node dissection as the standard approach in recent years, its association with increased morbidity in elderly patients raises concerns. This study aims to explore the prognostic significance of the Positive Lymph Node Ratio (PLNR) score in the context of recurrence and survival among elderly patients with surgically treated GC.
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- The study focuses on struma ovarii (SO), a rare ovarian tumor that features thyroid tissue within a teratoma, aiming to enhance the treatment approach based on the authors' clinical experience with 19 patients over ten years.
- Patients aged 17 and older with histopathologically confirmed SO were analyzed for demographic data, tumor characteristics, treatments, and follow-up, revealing that three cases were malignant while the rest were benign.
- The authors conclude that while benign cases can be treated conservatively, malignant struma ovarii management is more complex, suggesting that young women might benefit from fertility-sparing options combined with further thyroid treatment.
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- * This study analyzed the effectiveness of two treatments, pazopanib and sunitinib, in non-ccRCC patients across 22 hospitals, looking at progression-free survival, overall survival, and patient response rates.
- * The findings suggest that pazopanib and sunitinib have similar efficacy, with specific patient characteristics affecting outcomes; pazopanib could be considered a viable treatment option alongside sunitinib and cabozantinib.