Publications by authors named "Wenwu Dong"

Objective: Little is known about the changing risk profile of death and conditional survival in patients with operable thyroid cancer. This study aimed to investigate the annual hazard rate of cancer death, actuarial disease-specific survival (DSS), and conditional DSS in patients with thyroid cancer and explore the effects of tumor differentiation.

Methods: Patients diagnosed with thyroid cancer (N = 132,354) between 2004 and 2019 were identified from the Surveillance, Epidemiology, and End Results database.

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Introduction: Patients with pulmonary metastases from differentiated thyroid carcinoma (DTC) have a significantly poorer prognosis compared to DTC patients without metastases. This study aimed to establish a nomogram combined with dynamic survival analysis to predict the survival probability of patients with pulmonary metastases from differentiated thyroid carcinoma and compensate for the underestimation of survival in patients with very poor prognosis.

Patients And Methods: Patient data were collected from the Surveillance, Epidemiological, and End Result (SEER) data resource from 2010 to 2019.

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Background: Limited information is available regarding the relative risks of cancer-specific mortality and noncancer-specific mortality among long-term survivors with differentiated thyroid cancer (DTC).

Methods: In this retrospective study, nationwide data from the Surveillance, Epidemiology, and End Results database (1992-2020) were utilized. The Accelerated Failure Time Model was applied to calculate Survival Time Ratios (TR), with the primary focus on mortality resulting from DTC.

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Background: Few studies have been conducted on the dynamic survival rates of follicular thyroid cancer (FTC). This study aimed to ascertain how the survival probability of patients with FTC changes over time.

Methods: In this retrospective analysis, 10,617 patients diagnosed with FTC between 2000 and 2019 from the Surveillance, Epidemiology, and End Results (SEER) database were included.

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  • - Symmetrical acral keratoderma (SAK) is a rare skin condition characterized by symmetrical thick patches of skin on the hands and feet, linked to variations in the filaggrin gene (FLG).
  • - A study investigated the clinical and genetic backgrounds of six SAK patients using whole-exome sequencing and other techniques.
  • - Researchers discovered two new genetic variants and confirmed seven previously known variants related to FLG, reinforcing the connection between these variants and SAK.
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Background: Observational studies have reported a possible association between metabolic syndrome (MetS) and thyroid autoimmunity. Nevertheless, the relationship between thyroid autoimmunity and MetS remains unclear. The objective of this research was to assess the causal impact of MetS on thyroid autoimmunity through the utilization of Mendelian randomization (MR) methodology.

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Background: Little is known about death hazard and conditional survival of oncocytic cell carcinoma of the thyroid (OCC).

Methods: Patients diagnosed with OCC between 2004 to 2019 were obtained from the Surveillance, Epidemiology, and End Results (SEER) database. The Kaplan-Meier method was used to estimate the actuarial disease-specific survival (DSS).

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Background: Lateral lymph node metastasis (LLNM) is common in patients with papillary thyroid cancer (PTC), usually occurring after central lymph node metastasis (CLNM). However, some patients experience LLNM without first developing CLNM. This study aimed to identify the risk factors for developing LLNM without CLNM.

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Background: There are conflicting reports on the factors that increase the likelihood of patients dying from follicular thyroid carcinoma (FTC). Therefore, it is critical to identify risk factors of patients with FTC. This study aimed to identify the factors that increase the risk of death of patients with FTC and help clinicians make better treatment and follow-up decisions.

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Papillary thyroid carcinoma (PTC) is the most prevalent endocrine-related malignancy. In spite of the good prognosis, a more aggressive disease can develop in some PTC patients, leading to poor survival. Nuclear paraspeckle assembly transcript 1 (NEAT1) enhances tumorigenesis; however, the relationship between NEAT1_2 and glycolysis in PTC has not been identified.

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Objective: Alzheimer's disease (AD) is a major disease that affects the elderly worldwide. Several studies have revealed that vitamins may influence the risk of developing AD. However, information in this field remains ambiguous.

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Although circular RNAs (circRNAs) are involved in cell proliferation, differentiation, apoptosis, and invasion, the underlying regulatory mechanisms of circRNAs in thyroid cancer have not been fully elucidated. This article aimed to study the role of circRNA regulated by N6-methyladenosine modification in papillary thyroid cancer (PTC). Quantitative real-time PCR, western blotting, and immunohistochemistry were used to investigate the expressions of circRNA nuclear receptor-interacting protein 1 (circNRIP1) in PTC tissues and adjacent noncancerous thyroid tissues.

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Introduction: Identifying risk variables for cervical lymph node metastases in multifocality papillary thyroid cancer (MPTC) could assist surgeons in determining whether cervical lymph node dissection would be an appropriate surgical option.

Methods: A retrospective cohort of 2006 patients with papillary thyroid cancer were selected. MPTC (N = 460) was defined as the presence of two or more foci of PTC.

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Objective: Papillary thyroid microcarcinoma (PTMC) comprises more than 50% of all newly detected cases of papillary thyroid carcinoma (PTC). High-volume lymph node metastasis (involving >5 lymph nodes) (hv-LNM) is associated with PTMC recurrence. In half of the clinically node-negative (cN0) PTMC patients, central lymph node metastasis (CLNM) is pathologically present.

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Objective: Sex-specific thyroid cancer risk exists in patients diagnosed with diabetes mellitus (DM). However, thyroid cancer risk in different types of DM is still unclear. This meta-analysis aims to identify the real correlation between different types of DM and thyroid cancer risk in both sexes.

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Necroptosis, a type of programmed cell death, has been implicated in a variety of cancer-related biological processes. However, the roles of necroptosis-related genes in thyroid cancer yet remain unknown. A necroptosis-related gene signature was constructed using the least absolute shrinkage and selection operator (LASSO) regression analysis and Cox regression analysis.

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Prognostic factors for excellent response (ER) to initial therapy in patients with papillary thyroid cancer (PTC) have not been determined. In this study, we investigated the response to initial therapy in PTC patients and independent prognostic factors for ER in a prospective multicenter study in China. A total of 506 PTC patients from nine centers in China were enrolled in this study, all of whom underwent total or near total thyroidectomy with lymph node dissection and subsequent radioiodine therapy.

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Background: This study aimed to identify the predictive value of the extent of metastatic lymph nodes in the central and lateral neck compartment for recurrence in papillary thyroid cancer (PTC) patients with pathologically lateral lymph node metastasis (pN1b).

Methods: This study enrolled 252 patients with pN1b from PTC.

Results: During a mean follow-up of 17.

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Papillary thyroid carcinoma (PTC) is the main type of thyroid carcinoma. Despite the good prognosis, some PTC patients may deteriorate into more aggressive diseases, leading to poor survival. Molecular technology has been increasingly used in the diagnosis and treatment of thyroid carcinoma.

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