Table 1.
Clinical and pathological characteristics of patients with well-differentiated thyroid cancer
| Characteristic | No. (%) of patients, n = 180 |
|---|---|
| AMES score | |
| Low | 161 (89. 5) |
| High | 19 (10.5) |
| MACIS score | |
| Low | 153 (85.0) |
| High | 27 (15.0) |
| TNM stage | |
| Low | 135 (75.0) |
| Stage I | 106 (58.9) |
| Stage II | 29 (16.1) |
| High | 45 (25.0) |
| Stage III | 26 (14.5) |
| Stage IV | 19 (10.5) |
| Multifocality | |
| Absent | 123 (68.3) |
| Present | 57 (31.7) |
| Invasion | |
| Absent | 129 (71.6) |
| Present | 51 (38.3) |
| Vascular | 21 (11.7) |
| Lymphatic | 21 (11.7) |
| Both | 9 (5.0) |
| Hashimoto thyroiditis | |
| Absent | 136 (75.6) |
| Present | 44 (24.4) |
AMES = age, metastasis, extent of disease, size; MACIS = metastasis, age, completeness of resection, invasion, size; TNM = tumour, nodes, metastasis.