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Optimal cut‐off age in the TNM Staging system of differentiated thyroid cancer: is 55 years better than 45 years?

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Age >45 years is included as a variable in the tumor, node, metastases (TNM) staging of differentiated thyroid cancer (DTC), but a higher cut‐off value has been suggested to be… Click to show full abstract

Age >45 years is included as a variable in the tumor, node, metastases (TNM) staging of differentiated thyroid cancer (DTC), but a higher cut‐off value has been suggested to be more clinically relevant and prevent over‐staging. We evaluated the optimal age cut‐off to predict disease‐specific survival (DSS) in patients with DTC.

Keywords: tnm staging; age; differentiated thyroid; thyroid cancer; optimal cut

Journal Title: Clinical Endocrinology
Year Published: 2017

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