… developed by forward, stepwise regression for all independent variables that were significant
in the univariate analysis. The independent variables used in the analysis were age (per …

… Metachronous BM was a significant univariate prognostic variable, which suggested worse
prognosis in the current study, although this result differs from the findings of other authors.1, …

… metastatic or recurrent thyroid carcinoma. Like most existing staging systems, continuous
variables such as age and tumor size were transformed into dichotomous variables. A single …

… Prognostic variables were evaluated from the time of diagnosis to the last follow-up date.
The study endpoints were death from thyroid carcinoma (cause specific mortality) and tumor …

… prognostic indices for differentiated thyroid carcinoma have been proposed. They are usually
applied to patients with papillary carcinoma, not follicular carcinoma… of prognostic variables…

… The chi-square test and stepwise regression analysis were used to compare variables. In
time … The assumption of proportionality of explanatory variables was checked in the model. …

… Univariate and multivariate analysis of prognostic variables were performed according to
the Cox proportional hazard model. A pvalue <0.05 was considered significant. …

… DTC mortality accounts for over 95% of thyroid carcinoma deaths, although DTC has a
favorable prognosis and less malignant behavior than undifferentiated thyroid carcinoma. …

BACKGROUND. An insular growth pattern may be observed focally both in papillary and
follicular thyroid carcinoma. The aim of the current study was to determine whether a greater …

… the impact of the prognostic variables of age, sex, histopathological diagnosis, and extent
of disease (EOD) at diagnosis on well differentiated thyroid carcinoma and how surgical …