Table 2.

Demographic, clinical, and histology characteristics of the 172 patients operated for differentiated thyroid carcinoma (DTC) diagnosed at the age of 45–54 years.

Sex
Female: 119 (69.2%)	Male: 53 (30.8%)
Histology of thyroid cancer
Papillary: 165 (95.9%)	Follicular: 7 (4.1%)
Aggressive histology subtype
No: 162 (94.2%)	Yes: 10 (5.8%)
Type of surgery
Total thyroidectomy: 162 (94.2%)	Lobectomy: 10 (5.8%)
Radioiodine therapy
Yes: 107 (62.2%)	No: 65 (37.8%)
Follow-up
Median: 70 months	Mean: 74 months
Death from any cause	5 (2.9%)
Cancer-specific death	0