Expression of Leptin Receptor and Effects of Leptin on Papillary Thyroid Carcinoma Cells
Table 1
Clinicobiological features of PTC.
Characteristics
Study cohort ()
Sex: male/female
7/16
Median age at diagnosis, years (range)
45.4 (19-71)
Median tumor size, mm (range)
17.3 (7-45)
Tumor foci: unifocal/multifocal
18/4
Extrathyroidal extension: no/yes
8/15
Lymph node metastases: no/yes
9/13
Outcome: NED/BED-SED
9/3
Median BMI, kg/m2 (range)
25.96 (20.65-32.91)
Mutational status: BRAF mutated/wild type
17/6
Data not available for one patient. Data not available for eleven patients. Data not available for nine patients. Abbreviations: BED: biochemical evidence of disease; BMI: body mass index; NED: not evidence of disease; SED: structural evidence of disease.
