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Jasaitis K, Maleckas A, Marcinkevičienė V, Daukšienė D, Krasauskas V, Aleksaitė A, Grikytė I, Daukša A. HRQOL after endoscopic transaxillary gasless hemithyroidectomy. Wideochir Inne Tech Maloinwazyjne 2023; 18:264-271. [PMID: 37680732 PMCID: PMC10481441 DOI: 10.5114/wiitm.2023.126447] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 01/11/2023] [Accepted: 02/13/2023] [Indexed: 09/09/2023] Open
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Introduction Endoscopic transaxillary gasless hemithyroidectomy (TAH) is one of several different hemithyroidectomy approaches. TAH has the advantage of better cosmesis compared to open surgery, although we have a lack of information about patient health-related quality of life (HRQOL) after TAH. Aim To evaluate HRQOL after TAH. Material and methods The prospective clinical study involved 40 patients who underwent TAH. Patient demographic and clinical data were collected. Patients completed the Short-Form 36 Health Survey (SF-36) before surgery, and at 1 and 6 months after surgery. Patients were followed up at an outpatient clinic for a check-up and postoperative evaluation. Patient HRQOL preoperative scores were compared with the general population. Results All patients were female, with a median age of 32 years and median body mass index of 23 kg/m2. The overall complication rate was 12.5%. According to the SF-36, patient HRQOL 1 month after TAH decreased in role physical (RP) and bodily pain (BP) scores (p < 0.05). RP and BP scores reached the preoperative level 6 months after surgery. Patients' role emotional score 6 months after surgery was higher than before surgery (78.94 ±34.16 vs. 93.38 ±19.24; p < 0.05). Role physical, general health, physical functioning and vitality scores were changed (p < 0.05) 1 month after surgery in patients with different pathological examination results, lobe weight, lobe volume and postoperative complications. Conclusions Patient HRQOL scores are higher 6 months after TAH than before surgery. Thyroiditis in pathological examination, resected lobe weight and volume, postoperative complications have significance to postoperative HRQOL scores.
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- Kristijonas Jasaitis
- Department of Surgery, Lithuanian University of Health Sciences, Kaunas, Lithuania
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- Department of Surgery, Lithuanian University of Health Sciences, Kaunas, Lithuania
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- Department of Preventive Medicine, Medical Academy, Lithuanian University of Health Sciences, Kaunas, Lithuania
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- Institute of Endocrinology, Lithuanian University of Health Sciences, Kaunas, Lithuania
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- Department of Otorhinolaryngology, Lithuanian University of Health Sciences, Kaunas, Lithuania
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- Medical Academy, Lithuanian University of Health Sciences, Kaunas, Lithuania
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- Department of Surgery, Lithuanian University of Health Sciences, Kaunas, Lithuania
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Kondrotienė A, Daukša A, Pamedytytė D, Kazokaitė M, Žvirblienė A, Daukšienė D, Simanavičienė V, Klimaitė R, Golubickaitė I, Stakaitis R, Šarauskas V, Verkauskienė R, Žilaitienė B. Papillary Thyroid Carcinoma Tissue miR-146b, -21, -221, -222, -181b Expression in Relation with Clinicopathological Features. Diagnostics (Basel) 2021; 11:diagnostics11030418. [PMID: 33801319 PMCID: PMC8001862 DOI: 10.3390/diagnostics11030418] [Citation(s) in RCA: 2] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 02/01/2021] [Revised: 02/24/2021] [Accepted: 02/24/2021] [Indexed: 11/28/2022] Open
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We analyzed miR-146b, miR-21, miR-221, miR-21, and miR-181b in formalin fixed paraffin-embedded papillary thyroid carcinoma (PTC) tissue samples of 312 individuals and evaluated their expression relationship with clinicopathological parameters. A higher expression of miR-21 was related to unifocal lesions (p < 0.011) and autoimmune thyroiditis (0.007). miR-221, miR-222 expression was higher in the PTC tissue samples with extrathyroidal extension (p = 0.049, 0.003, respectively). In a group of PTC patients with pT1a and pT1b sized tumors, the expression of miR-146b, miR-21, miR-221, and miR-222 in PTC tissue samples was lower than in patients with pT2, pT3, and pT4 (p = 0.032; 0.0044; 0.003; 0.001; 0.001, respectively). Patients with lymph node metastases had higher expression of miR-21, -221, -222, and -181b (p < 0.05). A high expression of miR-146b, miR-21, miR-221 panel was associated with decreased overall survival (OS) (Log rank p = 0.019). Univariate analysis revealed that presence of metastatic lymph nodes and high expression of miR-146b, miR-21, and miR-221 panels were associated with increased hazard of shorter OS. After multivariate analysis, only sex (male) and age (≥55 years) emerged as independent prognostic factors associated with shorter OS (HR 0.28 (95% CI 0.09–0.86) and HR 0.05 (95% CI 0.01–0.22), respectively). In conclusion, 5 analyzed miRs expression have significant relations to clinicopathologic parameters so further investigations of these molecules are expedient while searching for prognostic PTC biomarkers.
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- Aistė Kondrotienė
- Institute of Endocrinology, Medical Academy, Lithuanian University of Health Sciences, LT-50161 Kaunas, Lithuania; (A.K.); (M.K.); (D.D.); (R.K.); (R.V.)
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- Institute of Digestive Research, Medical Academy, Faculty of Medicine, Lithuanian University of Health Sciences, LT-50161 Kaunas, Lithuania;
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- Institute of Biotechnology, Life Sciences Center, Vilnius University, LT-10257 Vilnius, Lithuania; (D.P.); (A.Ž.); (V.S.)
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- Institute of Endocrinology, Medical Academy, Lithuanian University of Health Sciences, LT-50161 Kaunas, Lithuania; (A.K.); (M.K.); (D.D.); (R.K.); (R.V.)
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- Institute of Biotechnology, Life Sciences Center, Vilnius University, LT-10257 Vilnius, Lithuania; (D.P.); (A.Ž.); (V.S.)
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- Institute of Endocrinology, Medical Academy, Lithuanian University of Health Sciences, LT-50161 Kaunas, Lithuania; (A.K.); (M.K.); (D.D.); (R.K.); (R.V.)
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- Institute of Biotechnology, Life Sciences Center, Vilnius University, LT-10257 Vilnius, Lithuania; (D.P.); (A.Ž.); (V.S.)
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- Institute of Endocrinology, Medical Academy, Lithuanian University of Health Sciences, LT-50161 Kaunas, Lithuania; (A.K.); (M.K.); (D.D.); (R.K.); (R.V.)
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- Department of Genetics and Molecular Medicine, Lithuanian University of Health Sciences, LT-50161 Kaunas, Lithuania;
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- Laboratory of Molecular Neurooncology, Neuroscience Institute, Lithuanian University of Health Sciences, LT-50161 Kaunas, Lithuania;
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- Department of Pathology, Lithuanian University of Health Sciences, LT-50161 Kaunas, Lithuania;
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- Institute of Endocrinology, Medical Academy, Lithuanian University of Health Sciences, LT-50161 Kaunas, Lithuania; (A.K.); (M.K.); (D.D.); (R.K.); (R.V.)
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- Institute of Endocrinology, Medical Academy, Lithuanian University of Health Sciences, LT-50161 Kaunas, Lithuania; (A.K.); (M.K.); (D.D.); (R.K.); (R.V.)
- Correspondence: ; Tel.: +370-68649882
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Kondrotienė A, Daukša A, Pamedytytė D, Kazokaitė M, Žvirblienė A, Daukšienė D, Simanavičienė V, Klimaitė R, Golubickaitė I, Stakaitis R, Šarauskas V, Verkauskienė R, Žilaitienė B. Plasma-Derived miRNA-222 as a Candidate Marker for Papillary Thyroid Cancer. Int J Mol Sci 2020; 21:ijms21176445. [PMID: 32899424 PMCID: PMC7503340 DOI: 10.3390/ijms21176445] [Citation(s) in RCA: 12] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 07/30/2020] [Revised: 08/25/2020] [Accepted: 08/31/2020] [Indexed: 12/14/2022] Open
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We analyzed five miRNA molecules (miR-221; miR-222; miR-146b; miR-21; miR-181b) in the plasma of patients with papillary thyroid cancer (PTC), nodular goiter (NG) and healthy controls (HC) and evaluated their diagnostic value for differentiation of PTC from NG and HC. Preoperative PTC plasma miRNA expression (n = 49) was compared with plasma miRNA in the HC group (n = 57) and patients with NG (n = 23). It was demonstrated that miR-221; miR-222; miR-146b; miR-21 and miR-181b were overexpressed in preoperative PTC plasma samples compared to HC (p < 0.0001; p < 0.0001; p < 0.0001; p < 0.0001; p < 0.002; respectively). The upregulation in tumor tissue of these miRNAs was consistent with The Cancer Genome Atlas Thyroid Carcinoma dataset. A significant decrease in miR-21; miR-221; miR-146b and miR-181b expression was observed in the plasma of PTC patients after total thyroidectomy (p = 0.004; p = 0.001; p = 0.03; p = 0.036; respectively). The levels of miR-222 were significantly higher in the preoperative PTC compared to the NG group (p = 0.004). ROC curve (receiver operating characteristic curve) analysis revealed miR-222 as a potential marker in distinguishing PTC from NG (AUC 0.711; p = 0.004). In conclusion; circulating miR-222 profiles might be useful in discriminating PTC from NG.
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- Aistė Kondrotienė
- Institute of Endocrinology, Medical Academy, Lithuanian University of Health Sciences, LT-50161 Kaunas, Lithuania; (A.K.); (M.K.); (D.D.); (R.K.); (R.V.)
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- Institute of Digestive Research, Medical Academy, Faculty of Medicine, Lithuanian University of Health Sciences, LT-50161 Kaunas, Lithuania;
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- Institute of Biotechnology, Life Sciences Center, Vilnius University, LT-10257 Vilnius, Lithuania; (D.P.); (A.Ž.); (V.S.)
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- Institute of Endocrinology, Medical Academy, Lithuanian University of Health Sciences, LT-50161 Kaunas, Lithuania; (A.K.); (M.K.); (D.D.); (R.K.); (R.V.)
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- Institute of Biotechnology, Life Sciences Center, Vilnius University, LT-10257 Vilnius, Lithuania; (D.P.); (A.Ž.); (V.S.)
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- Institute of Endocrinology, Medical Academy, Lithuanian University of Health Sciences, LT-50161 Kaunas, Lithuania; (A.K.); (M.K.); (D.D.); (R.K.); (R.V.)
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- Institute of Biotechnology, Life Sciences Center, Vilnius University, LT-10257 Vilnius, Lithuania; (D.P.); (A.Ž.); (V.S.)
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- Institute of Endocrinology, Medical Academy, Lithuanian University of Health Sciences, LT-50161 Kaunas, Lithuania; (A.K.); (M.K.); (D.D.); (R.K.); (R.V.)
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- Institute of Biology systems and genetic research, Lithuanian University of Health Sciences, LT-50161 Kaunas, Lithuania;
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- Laboratory of Molecular Neurooncology, Neuroscience Institute, Lithuanian University of Health Sciences, LT-50161 Kaunas, Lithuania;
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- Department of Pathology, Lithuanian University of Health Sciences, LT-50161 Kaunas, Lithuania;
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- Institute of Endocrinology, Medical Academy, Lithuanian University of Health Sciences, LT-50161 Kaunas, Lithuania; (A.K.); (M.K.); (D.D.); (R.K.); (R.V.)
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- Institute of Endocrinology, Medical Academy, Lithuanian University of Health Sciences, LT-50161 Kaunas, Lithuania; (A.K.); (M.K.); (D.D.); (R.K.); (R.V.)
- Correspondence: ; Tel.: +370-68649882
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Daukšienė D, Daukša A, Mickuvienė N. Independent pretreatment predictors of Graves' disease outcome. Medicina (Kaunas) 2013; 49:427-434. [PMID: 24709784] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 06/03/2023]
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BACKGROUND AND OBJECTIVE. Current treatment options of Graves' disease (GD) are often unsatisfactory. This study aimed at determining the independent baseline predictors of medical treatment failure in GD. MATERIAL AND METHODS. A retrospective study of 194 patients with GD was carried out. According to the disease outcome, patients were divided into groups. The remission group included the patients who achieved long-term remission after initial antithyroid drug (ATD) treatment with no relapse (group 1) or after 2 or 3 courses of ATD therapy (group 2). The treatment failure group included the patients who underwent thyroid ablation due to relapse (group 3) or without ATD withdrawal (group 4). RESULTS. A family history of thyroid disorders was associated with greater odds of failure (P=0.046). Higher thyrotropin receptor antibodies (TRAb) levels and a larger goiter size (grade 2/grade 3) at the onset of the disease were both independently associated with a greater likelihood of failure. The initial TRAb concentration of 30.2 U/L and the TRAb concentration of 12.97 U/L at the end of ATD therapy were found to be the best cutoff values predicting the treatment failure. A hypoechogenic thyroid after ATD therapy, but not before therapy, increased the likelihood of failure by nearly 7.5 times (P<0.001). CONCLUSIONS. Higher TRAb levels and a larger goiter size at the onset of the disease were found to be the independent predictors of medical treatment failure in GD.
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- Dalia Daukšienė
- Institute of Endocrinology, Medical Academy, Lithuanian University of Health Sciences, Eivenių 2, 50161 Kaunas, Lithuania.
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Jurkštienė V, Pavilonis A, Garšvienė D, Juozulynas A, Samsonienė L, Daukšienė D, Jankauskienė K, Simonienė-Kazlauskienė G, Stankevičius E. Investigation of the antimicrobial activity of Rhaponticum (Rhaponticum carthamoides D.C. Iljin) and shrubby cinquefoil (Potentilla fruticosa L.). Medicina (Kaunas) 2011; 47:174-179. [PMID: 21822040] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 05/31/2023]
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The aim of the study was to determine antimicrobial activity of rhaponticum and shrubby cinquefoil extracts. MATERIAL AND METHODS. Ethanol extract from the leaves of rhaponticum (Rhaponticum carthamoides D.C. Iljin) and shrubby cinquefoil (Potentilla fruticosa L.) was produced at the Department of Food Technology, Kaunas University of Technology. The antimicrobial activity of the viscous extract or rhaponticum and shrubby cinquefoil was evaluated using standard microorganism cultures (bacteria Staphylococcus aureus ATCC 25923, Enterococcus faecalis ATCC 29212, Escherichia coli ATCC 25922, Klebsiella pneumoniae ATCC 33499, Pseudomonas aeruginosa ATCC 27853, Proteus mirabilis ATCC 12459, Bacillus subtilis ATCC 6633, Bacillus cereus ATCC 8035 and fungi Candida albicans ATCC 60193). The minimum inhibitory concentration (MIC) of the examined preparations was determined. RESULTS. Both studied preparations - rhaponticum (Rhaponticum carthamoides D.C. Iljin) and shrubby cinquefoil (Potentilla fruticosa L.) - demonstrated similar antimicrobial activity. The highest sensitivity to the studied preparations was observed in microbes with eukaryotic cell structure: Candida albicans, which is a fungus, and a spore-forming prokaryotic bacterium, Bacillus cereus. The highest resistance was observed in Escherichia coli and Klebsiella pneumoniae. CONCLUSIONS. The studied preparations - viscous extracts of rhaponticum and shrubby cinquefoil - are substances with antimicrobial activity against gram-positive (Staphylococcus aureus and Enterococcus faecalis) and gram-negative (Escherichia coli, Klebsiella pneumoniae, Pseudomonas aeruginosa, and Proteus mirabilis) bacteria, spore-forming bacteria (Bacillus subtilis and Bacillus cereus), and fungi (Candida albicans).
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- Vilma Jurkštienė
- Department of Physiology, Medical Academy, Lithuanian University of Health Sciences, A. Mickevičiaus, Kaunas, Lithuania.
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