Research Article
Prognostic Significance of Thyroglobulin Antibodies in Differentiated Thyroid Cancer
Table 1
Patient demographics and characteristics.
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| Sex (M/F) | 15/83 | Mean age, years (SD) | 47 (±15) | Family history neoplasia, n | 39 | Family history thyroid disease, n | 29 | Prior neck irradiation, n | 8 | Histologic subtype, n | Classical papillary | 80 | Tall cell | 1 | Sclerosing | 4 | Hürthle | 1 | Follicular | 12 | Mean size, cm (SD) | 2.3 (±1.7) | Multifocality, n | 33 | Extrathyroidal extension, n | 23 | Lymphovascular invasion | 17 |
| TNM classification, n | T1 | 38 | T2 | 22 | T3 | 28 | T4 | 10 | N1 | 48 | M1 | 10 |
| Stage, n | Stage I | 56 | Stage II | 2 | Stage III | 18 | Stage IVA | 13 |
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