Purpose Patient age is considered to play a unique prognostic role in papillary thyroid
cancer (PTC), with a distinct staging dichotomization at 45 years of age. This is based on …

Background Age is an important prognostic factor in papillary thyroid cancer (PTC), with
better survival observed in patients< 45 years of age, regardless of stage. Although the …

Background Papillary thyroid cancer (PTC) is unique among cancers in that patient age is a
consideration in staging. One of the most important modifications in the 8th Edition of the …

Objective Age greater than 45 years old is a prognostic marker in well-differentiated
papillary thyroid cancer (PTC) using the American Joint Cancer Committee/Union …

Context: Thyroid cancer predominately affects women, carries a worse prognosis in older
age, and may have higher mortality in men. Superimposed on these observations is the fact …

Background: In most staging systems, 45 years of age is used to differentiate low risk thyroid
cancer from high risk thyroid cancer. However, recent studies have questioned both the …

Objective To determine the impact of age on disease-specific survival in differentiated
thyroid cancer. Study Design Retrospective analysis of a large population database. Setting …

Objective Thyroid carcinoma (TC) is the most common endocrine tumor in the human body.
Papillary thyroid carcinoma (PTC) accounts for more than 80% of thyroid cancers. Accurate …

Background: Little is known about annual hazard rates of cancer mortality and recurrence for
papillary thyroid cancer (PTC). This study investigated the time-varying pattern of cancer …

Context: Papillary thyroid cancer (PTC) patients< 45 years old are considered to have an
excellent prognosis; however, current guidelines recommend total thyroidectomy for PTC …