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Young Jun Chai  (Chai YJ) 5 Articles
Thyroid
Distinct Impacts of Clinicopathological and Mutational Profiles on Long-Term Survival and Recurrence in Medullary Thyroid Carcinoma
Moon Young Oh, Kyong Yeun Jung, Hoonsung Choi, Young Jun Chai, Sun Wook Cho, Su-jin Kim, Kyu Eun Lee, Eun-Jae Chung, Do Joon Park, Young Joo Park, Han-Kwang Yang
Endocrinol Metab. 2024;39(6):877-890.   Published online November 5, 2024
DOI: https://doi.org/10.3803/EnM.2024.2027
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Background
Medullary thyroid carcinoma (MTC) has a poorer prognosis than differentiated thyroid cancers; however, comprehensive data on the long-term outcomes of MTC remain scarce. This study investigated the extended clinical outcomes of MTC and aimed to identify prognostic factors.
Methods
Patients diagnosed with MTC between 1980 and 2020 were retrospectively reviewed. Their clinical characteristics, longterm clinical outcomes, and prognostic factors for recurrence and mortality were analyzed.
Results
The study included 226 patients (144 women, 82 men). The disease-specific survival (DSS) rates for all MTC patients at 5-, 10-, 20-, and 30-year intervals were 92.7%, 89.4%, 74.3%, and 68.1%, respectively. The recurrence-free survival (RFS) rates were 71.1%, 56.1%, 40.2%, and 32.1% at these intervals. DSS was comparable between the groups from 1980–2009 and 2010–2020 (P=0.995); however, the 1980–2009 group had significantly lower RFS rates (P=0.031). The 2010–2020 group exhibited greater extents of surgical and lymph node dissection (P=0.003) and smaller tumors (P=0.003). Multivariate analysis identified extrathyroidal extension as the strongest prognostic factor for both RFS and DSS. Age >55 years and tumor size of ≥2 cm were also significant prognostic factors for DSS, while hereditary disease and lymph node metastasis were significant for RFS. Survival analysis after propensity-score matching of rearranged during transfection (RET)-negative and non-screened RET-positive groups showed comparable DSS but longer RFS in the RET-negative group.
Conclusion
Extrathyroidal extension was identified as the strongest prognostic factor for RFS and DSS. Older age and larger tumor size were associated with decreased DSS, while RET mutation and lymph node metastasis significantly impacted RFS.
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Thyroid
Small Multi-Gene DNA Panel Can Aid in Reducing the Surgical Resection Rate and Predicting the Malignancy Risk of Thyroid Nodules
Moon Young Oh, Hye-Mi Choi, Jinsun Jang, Heejun Son, Seung Shin Park, Minchul Song, Yoo Hyung Kim, Sun Wook Cho, Young Jun Chai, Woosung Chung, Young Joo Park
Endocrinol Metab. 2024;39(5):777-792.   Published online October 14, 2024
DOI: https://doi.org/10.3803/EnM.2024.2034
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Background
We explored the utility of a small multi-gene DNA panel for assessing molecular profiles of thyroid nodules and influencing clinical decisions by comparing outcomes between tested and untested nodules.
Methods
Between April 2022 and May 2023, we prospectively performed fine-needle aspiration (FNA) with gene testing via DNA panel of 11 genes (BRAF, RAS [NRAS, HRAS, KRAS], EZH1, DICER1, EIF1AX, PTEN, TP53, PIK3CA, TERT promoter) in 278 consecutive nodules (panel group). Propensity score-matching (1:1) was performed with 475 nodules that consecutively underwent FNA without gene testing between January 2021 and December 2021 (control group).
Results
In the panel group, positive call rate for mutations was 41.7% (BRAF 16.2%, RAS 12.6%, others 11.5%, double mutation 1.4%) for all nodules, and 40.0% (BRAF 4.3%, RAS 19.1%, others 15.7%, double mutation 0.9%) for indeterminate nodules. Benign call rate was 69.8% for all nodules, and 75.7% for indeterminate nodules. In four nodules, additional TP53 (in addition to BRAF or EZH1) or PIK3CA (in addition to BRAF or TERT) mutations were co-detected. Sensitivity, specificity, positive predictive value, and negative predictive value were 80.0%, 53.3%, 88.1%, 38.1% for all nodules, and 78.6%, 45.5%, 64.7%, 62.5% for indeterminate nodules, respectively. Panel group exhibited lower surgical resection rates than the control group for all nodules (27.0% vs. 52.5%, P<0.001), and indeterminate nodules (23.5% vs. 68.2%, P<0.001). Malignancy risk was significantly different between the panel and control groups (81.5% vs. 63.9%, P=0.008) for all nodules.
Conclusion
Our panel aids in managing thyroid nodules by providing information on malignancy risk based on mutations, potentially reducing unnecessary surgery in benign nodules or patients with less aggressive malignancies.
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Thyroid
Effect of Cigarette Smoking on Thyroid Cancer: Meta-Analysis
Joon-Hyop Lee, Young Jun Chai, Ka Hee Yi
Endocrinol Metab. 2021;36(3):590-598.   Published online May 26, 2021
DOI: https://doi.org/10.3803/EnM.2021.954
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Background
Although smoking is generally carcinogenic, its effect on thyroid cancers is still subject to controversy. The purpose of this study was to summarize the role of smoking in relation to thyroid cancer occurrence.
Methods
We performed a meta-analysis of 24 eligible studies: 21 case-control studies and three prospective cohort studies. The summary odds ratio (OR) and 95% confidence interval (CI) of all studies were acquired based on random effect model. Further subgroup analyses were conducted according to gender, histological type of thyroid cancer, and smoking status of patients for the case-control studies.
Results
The summary effect size indicated a negative association of smoking for thyroid cancer (OR, 0.798; 95% CI, 0.681 to 0.935). From the subgroup analyses for the case-control studies, reduced risk of thyroid cancer was observed in both men (OR, 0.734; 95% CI, 0.553 to 0.974) and women (OR, 0.792; 95% CI, 0.700 to 0.897). The protective effect of smoking was observed in studies in which thyroid cancer was limited to differentiated thyroid cancers (DTCs) (OR, 0.798; 95% CI, 0.706 to 0.902).
Conclusion
Our results suggests that smoking may have a protective effect on thyroid cancer, especially on DTCs. Further studies with larger sample sizes should be conducted in elucidating the dose and time dependent effect of smoking on thyroid cancer with specific focus on the types of thyroid cancers.

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  • Tobacco smoking, e-cigarette and thyroid: what are the risks of thyroid disorders
    I. M. Belovalova, E. S. Shugurova, M. O. Korchagina, T. N. Borkhoeva, M. S. Sheremeta
    Clinical and experimental thyroidology.2024; 19(2): 11.     CrossRef
  • Evaluation of Risk Factors Associated with Recurrence and Death in Patients with Thyroid Cancer From 2008 to 2023 in the West of Iran
    Salman Khazaei, Soheil Abdollahi Yeganeh, Seyed Ahmad Raza Salim Bahrami, Shiva Borzouei
    Journal of Research in Health Sciences.2024; 24(4): e00632.     CrossRef
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    N. Hasan, N. A. Nasser, A. D. Hussein, O. A. Mohsein
    The Ukrainian Biochemical Journal.2024; 96(5): 55.     CrossRef
  • Association of dietary manganese intake and the IL1R1 rs3917225 polymorphism with thyroid cancer risk: a prospective cohort study in Korea
    Tao Thi Tran, Ha Thi Mien Nguyen, Madhawa Gunathilake, Jeonghee Lee, Jeongseon Kim
    British Journal of Nutrition.2024; 132(12): 1584.     CrossRef
  • Relationship between Serum Levels of Selenium and Thyroid Cancer: A Systematic Review and Meta-Analysis
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    Nutrition and Cancer.2023; 75(1): 14.     CrossRef
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    Archives of Gerontology and Geriatrics.2023; 114: 105087.     CrossRef
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    Frontiers in Cardiovascular Medicine.2023;[Epub]     CrossRef
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    Neuroscience & Biobehavioral Reviews.2023; 153: 105360.     CrossRef
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    Yongrong Hu, Liping Wang, Hao Liu, Kunhai Yang, Song Wang, Xiang Zhang, Bo Qu, Hongsheng Yang
    Clinical Nutrition ESPEN.2023; 57: 448.     CrossRef
  • Metabolic syndrome and risk of ovarian cancer: a systematic review and meta-analysis
    Ziyu Chen, Zesi Liu, Hongxia Yang, Chaosheng Liu, Fandou Kong
    Frontiers in Endocrinology.2023;[Epub]     CrossRef
  • Cigarette smoking and thyroid cancer risk: A Mendelian randomization study
    Hongzhan Jiang, Yi Li, Jiali Shen, Huihui Lin, Siyue Fan, Rongliang Qiu, Jiaxi He, Ende Lin, Lijuan Chen
    Cancer Medicine.2023; 12(19): 19866.     CrossRef
  • Longitudinal Changes in Smoking Habits in Women and Subsequent Risk of Cancer
    Thi Xuan Mai Tran, Soyeoun Kim, Huiyeon Song, Boyoung Park
    American Journal of Preventive Medicine.2022; 63(6): 894.     CrossRef
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Efficacy of Intraoperative Neuromonitoring in Reoperation for Recurrent Thyroid Cancer Patients
Jang-il Kim, Su-jin Kim, Zhen Xu, JungHak Kwak, Jong-hyuk Ahn, Hyeong Won Yu, Young Jun Chai, June Young Choi, Kyu Eun Lee
Endocrinol Metab. 2020;35(4):918-924.   Published online December 23, 2020
DOI: https://doi.org/10.3803/EnM.2020.778
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Background
The use of intraoperative neuromonitoring (IONM) in thyroid surgery to preserve recurrent laryngeal nerve (RLN) function has been widely accepted. We aimed to evaluate the usefulness of IONM in reoperation for recurrent thyroid cancer patients to help identify the RLN and prevent vocal cord palsy (VCP).
Methods
We analyzed 121 consecutive patients (with IONM group, 48 patients; without IONM group, 73 patients) who underwent reoperation for recurrent thyroid cancer after total thyroidectomy from January 2009 to March 2019 in our institution without VCP due to previous operations. Data including age, sex, number of previous operations, histologic subtype of the malignancy at the initial operation, operation time, RLNs at risk, difficulty of RLN identification, surgical procedure, VCP, and other postoperative complications were reviewed. Vocal cord movement evaluations were performed preoperatively and at 2 weeks postoperatively to evaluate RLN function. In patients with VCP, additional evaluations were performed. VCP exceeding 12 months after surgery was considered permanent VCP.
Results
VCP was observed in six (12.5%) and 16 (21.9%) patients with and without IONM (P=0.189). Transient and permanent VCP were found in three (6.3%) and three (6.3%) patients with IONM (P=0.098 and P=0.982, respectively) versus in 12 (16.4%) and four (5.5%) patients without IONM.
Conclusion
The incidence of transient VCP seems to be lower in reoperations with IONM; however, there was no statistical significances. Further study will be needed to ascertain the efficacy of IONM in reoperation for recurrent thyroid cancer patients.

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  • Does the Use of Intraoperative Neuromonitoring during Thyroid and Parathyroid Surgery Reduce the Incidence of Recurrent Laryngeal Nerve Injuries? A Systematic Review and Meta-Analysis
    Andrew Saxe, Mohamed Idris, Jickssa Gemechu
    Diagnostics.2024; 14(9): 860.     CrossRef
  • The learning curve for gasless transaxillary posterior endoscopic thyroidectomy for thyroid cancer: a cumulative sum analysis
    Weisheng Chen, Shitong Yu, Baihui Sun, Cangui Wu, Tingting Li, Shumin Dong, Junna Ge, Shangtong Lei
    Updates in Surgery.2023; 75(4): 987.     CrossRef
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    Yang Fei, Yang Li, Feng Chen, Wen Tian
    Laryngoscope Investigative Otolaryngology.2022; 7(4): 1217.     CrossRef
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    Maowei Pei, Siqi Zhu, Chunjie Zhang, Guoliang Wang, Mingrong Hu
    Medicine.2021; 100(51): e28233.     CrossRef
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Thyroid
Can Robotic Thyroidectomy Be Performed Safely in Thyroid Carcinoma Patients?
Young Jun Chai, Kyu Eun Lee, Yeo-Kyu Youn
Endocrinol Metab. 2014;29(3):226-232.   Published online September 25, 2014
DOI: https://doi.org/10.3803/EnM.2014.29.3.226
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Since the adoption of the Da Vinci robotic system for remote access thyroid surgery, robotic thyroidectomy (RT) has become a popular surgical option for patients who want to avoid neck scars. Surgeons in South Korea pioneered this surgical technique and have reported successful outcomes. Although many studies have reported that RT is a feasible and safe therapeutic alternative, concerns over the surgical and oncological safety of RT remain. This article reviews the advantages and disadvantages of RT and compares the surgical safety and oncological completeness of RT with conventional open thyroidectomy.

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  • Transoral robotic thyroidectomy: Lessons learned from consecutive series of 1,000 patients
    Moon Young Oh, Dawon Park, Young Jun Chai, Kwangsoon Kim, Hoon Yub Kim
    Surgery.2024; 176(6): 1627.     CrossRef
  • Comparative surgical outcomes of transoral endoscopic and robotic thyroidectomy for thyroid carcinoma: a propensity score-matched analysis
    Min Jung Lee, Moon Young Oh, Jung-Man Lee, Jiyu Sun, Young Jun Chai
    Surgical Endoscopy.2023; 37(2): 1132.     CrossRef
  • Comparison of surgical completeness in patients operated on conventional open total thyroidectomy (OT) or trans-axillary robot-assisted total thyroidectomy (RATT) by a single axillary approach
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    Updates in Surgery.2023; 75(5): 1267.     CrossRef
  • Bilateral axillo-breast approach robotic thyroidectomy (BABA-RT) versus transoral robotic thyroidectomy (TORT): a systematic review and meta-analysis
    Ebraheem Albazee, Ahmed Abdelaziz, Reham Alabdulhadi, Danah Ibrahim Alkandari, Aysha Abduljabbar, Sara Sulaiman, Mohammad Alnifise, Jasem Ameen, Houda Magzoub, Karim Alomar, Shaima Ali Maghdi, Ahmed Abu-Zaid
    Updates in Surgery.2023; 75(5): 1277.     CrossRef
  • Transoral endoscopic thyroidectomy vestibular approach vs. transoral robotic thyroidectomy: systematic review and meta-analysis
    Moon Young Oh, Young Jun Chai, Hyeong Won Yu, Su-Jin Kim, June Young Choi, Kyu Eun Lee
    Updates in Surgery.2023; 75(7): 1773.     CrossRef
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    Surgical Endoscopy.2017; 31(3): 1235.     CrossRef
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