Research Article

Differentiated Thyroid Cancer in Navarra (Spain): Historic Cohort Results (1987–2003)

Table 6

Survival rates of significant variables.

Variable5-year survival rate (%)10-year survival rate (%)

Stage IV96.793
Rest of stages99.999.8
Follicular carcinoma97.795.3
Papillary carcinoma99.598.8
Thyroid capsule invasion9285
Thyroid capsule not invaded9998
Muscle involvement9082
Muscle not involved9998
Tumor size >40 mm95.594
Tumor size <20 mm99.699.3
T4 (TNM)91.586
Rest of T (TNM)99.599
T1 (TNM)99.699.3