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Clinic for Nuclear Medicine and Competence Center for Thyroid Diseases, Oncology Institute of Southern Switzerland, Bellinzona, Switzerland.
Copyright © 2019 Korean Endocrine Society
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Factor | Value |
---|---|
Age, yr | 45.8±14.2 |
Female sex | 147 (76) |
Tumor size, mm | 22.3±10.5 |
Tumor classification (pT1b/T2) | 75/118 |
LN classification (pNx/N1) | 161/32 |
Preablation sTg, ng/mL | 2.74 (<0.1–78.9) |
Factor | Value |
---|---|
Age, yr | 45.8±14.2 |
Female sex | 147 (76) |
Tumor size, mm | 22.3±10.5 |
Tumor classification (pT1b/T2) | 75/118 |
LN classification (pNx/N1) | 161/32 |
Preablation sTg, ng/mL | 2.74 (<0.1–78.9) |
Factor | Ablated (n=143) | Non-ablated (n=26) | P value |
---|---|---|---|
Age, yr | 45.8±14.2 | 52.3±17.5 | NS |
Female sex | 127 (88) | 21 (80) | NS |
Tumor size | 24.6±9.9 | 19.8±15.5 | NS |
Tumor classification (T1b/T2) | 64/79 | 11/15 | NS |
Preablation sTg, ng/mL | 2.7 (<0.15–9.6) | 5.8 (<0.15–78.9) | <0.010 |
Preablation sTg >1 ng/mL | 91 (64) | 23 (88) | NS |
Preablation sTg >2 ng/mL | 72 (50) | 17 (65) | NS |
99mTc-pertechnetate scan (positive) | 74 (52) | 25 (96) | <0.001 |
99mTc-uptake rate, % | 0.1 (0.1–1.4) | 0.6 (0.2–5.6) | 0.050 |
Values are expressed as mean±SD, number (%), or median (range). sTg, stimulated thyroglobulin.
Values are expressed as mean±SD, number (%), or median (range). 99mTc, technetium-99m; NS, not significant; sTg, stimulated thyroglobulin.