Table 1.

Clinicopathological data of MTC cohort.

	Total number of MTCs (n = 59)	Desmoplasia	No desmoplasia
Sex
Male	27	23	4
Age: median (range)	53.4
Female	32	21	11
Age: median (range)	56.2
Age
≤ 56 years	30	22	8
> 56 years	29	22	7
Lymph node status
Metastases	39	39	0
No metastases	20	5	15
		44	15