Research Article

Prognostic Significance of Thyroglobulin Antibodies in Differentiated Thyroid Cancer

Table 1

Patient demographics and characteristics.


Sex (M/F)15/83
Mean age, years (SD)47 (±15)
Family history neoplasia, n39
Family history thyroid disease, n29
Prior neck irradiation, n8
Histologic subtype, n
 Classical papillary80
 Tall cell1
 Sclerosing4
 Hürthle1
 Follicular12
Mean size, cm (SD)2.3 (±1.7)
Multifocality, n33
Extrathyroidal extension, n23
Lymphovascular invasion17

TNM classification, n
 T138
 T222
 T328
 T410
 N148
 M110

Stage, n
 Stage I56
 Stage II2
 Stage III18
 Stage IVA13