Clinical Implications of Age in Differentiated Thyroid Cancer: Comparison of Clinical Outcomes between Children and Young Adults
Table 7
Subanalysis of treatment management of groups over 16 years of age.
17–19 years (A) (n = 61)
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
0.126
0.153
Less than TT
29 (47.5%)
605 (48.0%)
1979 (49.3%)
TT
32 (52.5%)
656 (52.0%)
2038 (50.7%)
Node dissection
0.967
0.092
CCND
51 (83.6%)
1031 (81.8%)
3586 (89.3%)
mRND
10 (16.4%)
230 (18.2%)
431(10.7%)
RAI therapy (mCi)
0.851
0.351
No
31 (50.8%)
670 (53.1%)
2189 (54.5%)
30
18 (29.5%)
423 (33.5%)
1424 (35.5%)
100–150
11 (18.0%)
147 (11.7%)
367 (9.1%)
200
1 (1.6%)
19 (1.5%)
33 (0.8%)
>200
0 (0%)
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.
