Surgical treatment outcomes of anaplastic thyroid carcinoma: A single-center experience

Abstract

We herein report 14 cases of preoperatively diagnosed anaplastic thyroid carcinoma treated at our hospital between September 2002 and September 2021 and confirmed by postoperative histopathological examination. Treatment was based on the extent of lesions; we performed total pharyngo-laryngo-cervical esophagectomy in 2 cases, total thyroidectomy in 8 cases, and lobectomy in 4 cases. As a result, 3 patients show no evidence of disease, 1 patient is alive with disease, and 10 patients have died of disease. Local control was achieved in 3 cases of disease death. The 1-year overall survival rate was 57.1％ and the local control rate was 57.1％. It is suggested that surgical treatment of anaplastic thyroid carcinoma may provide local control and contribute to improved prognosis.