Clinical Implications of Age in Differentiated Thyroid Cancer: Comparison of Clinical Outcomes between Children and Young Adults
Table 2
Comparison of management among groups.
<20 years old (A) (n = 98)
20–29 years old (B) (n = 1261)
30–39 years old (C) (n = 4017)
value (A versus B)
value (A versus C)
Extent of operation
<0.001
<0.001
Less than TT
36 (36.7%)
605 (48.0%)
1979 (49.3%)
TT
62 (63.3%)
656 (52.0%)
2038 (50.7%)
Node dissection
<0.001
<0.001
CCND
68 (69.4%)
1031 (81.8%)
3586 (89.3%)
mRND
30 (30.6%)
230 (18.2%)
431(10.7%)
RAI therapy (mCi)
0.141
0.065
No
44 (44.9%)
670 (53.1%)
2189 (54.5%)
30
30 (30.6%)
423 (33.5%)
1424 (35.5%)
100–150
21 (21.4%)
147 (11.7%)
367 (9.1%)
200
1 (1.0%)
19 (1.5%)
33 (0.8%)
>200
2 (2.1%)
2 (0.2%)
4 (0.1%)
Data are expressed as patient’s number (%). A statistically significant difference was defined as . TT, total thyroidectomy; CCND, central compartment neck dissection; mRND, modified radical neck dissection; RAI, radioactive iodine.
