Table 2.

Thyroid Cancer Histological Type Varies by Age and Sex

	Age group
	<30 years, n	<30 years, %	30–59 years, n	30–59 years, %	>59 years, n	>59 years, %
Both sexes:
Papillary	60	92.3	415	88.7	127	75.1
Follicular	2	3.1	41	8.8	26	15.4
Medullary	3	4.6	6	1.3	3	1.8
Anaplastic	0	0	1	0.2	7	4.1
Indeterminate	0	0	5	1.1	6	3.6
Total	65	100	468	100	169	100
Males:
Papillary	10	90.9	87	83.7	36	63.2
Follicular	1	9.1	14	13.5	11	19.3
Medullary	0	0	1	1	1	1.8
Anaplastic	0	0	1	1	4	7
Indeterminate	0	0	1	1	5	8.8
Total	11	100	104	100	57	100
Females:
Papillary	50	92.6	328	90.1	91	81.3
Follicular	1	1.9	27	7.4	15	13.4
Medullary	3	5.6	5	1.4	2	1.8
Anaplastic	0	0	0	0	3	2.7
Indeterminate	0	0	4	1.1	1	0.9
Total	54	100	364	100	112	100