Table 1.
Baseline clinical characteristics of 315 ATC patients with DM
| No. patients (%) | |
|---|---|
| Gender | |
| Female | 160 (50.79%) |
| Male | 155 (49.21%) |
| Age at diagnosis | |
| Median[min-max] | 70.00[23.00,90.00] |
| Race | |
| Non-Hispanic White | 182 (57.78%) |
| Hispanic White | 53 (16.83%) |
| Black | 20 (6.35%) |
| Others | 60 (19.05%) |
| T Stage 1 | |
| T1/2 | 17 (5.40%) |
| T3 | 66 (20.95%) |
| T4 | 232 (73.65%) |
| N Stage | |
| N0 | 79 (25.08%) |
| N1 | 236 (74.92%) |
| Tumor Diameter | |
| ≤ 6 cm | 123 (39.05%) |
| > 6 cm | 192 (60.95%) |
| Tumor Extension | |
| Limited to Thyroid | 65(20.63%) |
| Extrathyroidal Extension | 250 (79.37%) |
| Distant Lymph Node Metastasis | |
| No | 215(68.25%) |
| Yes | 100(31.75%) |
| Bone Metastasis | |
| No | 246(78.10%) |
| Yes | 69(21.90%) |
| Brain Metastasis | |
| No | 296(93.97%) |
| Yes | 19(6.03%) |
| Liver Metastasis | |
| No | 287(91.11%) |
| Yes | 28(8.89%) |
| Lung Metastasis | |
| No | 49(15.56%) |
| Yes | 266(84.44%) |
| Multiple Organ Metastases | |
| No | 244(77.46%) |
| Yes | 71(22.54%) |
| Marital status | |
| Single (never married) | 40(12.70%) |
| Married | 189(60.00%) |
| Divorced/Separated/Widowed | 83(26.35%) |
| Unknown | 3(0.95%) |
| Surgery to Primary Site | |
| No | 202 (64.13%) |
| Non-thyroidectomy | 35 (11.11%) |
| Thyroidectomy | 78 (24.76%) |
| Radiotherapy | |
| No | 132 (41.90%) |
| Yes | 183 (58.10%) |
| Chemotherapy | |
| No | 166 (52.70%) |
| Yes | 149 (47.30%) |
1 Refined to AJCC 8th edition according to tumor extension and tumor diameter