TY - JOUR
T1 - Thyroid cancer in patients 70 years of age or older
T2 - Retrospective study of 50 patients
AU - Har-el, Gady
AU - Sidi, Jack
AU - Kahan, Ernesto
AU - Segal, Karl
AU - Abraham, Aristide
PY - 1987/7
Y1 - 1987/7
N2 - This report presents our experience with 50 thyroid cancer patients 70 years of age or older, out of 606 patients of all ages. Comparing this series to those describing thyroid cancer patients of all ages, we found that thyroid carcinoma in the 70 + age group presents at a more advanced clinical stage, behaves more aggressively, and has a higher death rate. These findings are attributed mainly to the higher incidence of undifferentiated carcinoma and the more aggressive course of the differentiated types of carcinoma in the older age group. If suspected thyroid nodules are managed by initial radical treatment, carcinoma can be diagnosed earlier and patients will survive longer.
AB - This report presents our experience with 50 thyroid cancer patients 70 years of age or older, out of 606 patients of all ages. Comparing this series to those describing thyroid cancer patients of all ages, we found that thyroid carcinoma in the 70 + age group presents at a more advanced clinical stage, behaves more aggressively, and has a higher death rate. These findings are attributed mainly to the higher incidence of undifferentiated carcinoma and the more aggressive course of the differentiated types of carcinoma in the older age group. If suspected thyroid nodules are managed by initial radical treatment, carcinoma can be diagnosed earlier and patients will survive longer.
KW - thyroid cancer
KW - undifferentiated carcinoma
KW - well-differentiated carcinoma
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U2 - 10.1177/000348948709600411
DO - 10.1177/000348948709600411
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AN - SCOPUS:0023520645
VL - 96
SP - 403
EP - 410
JO - Annals of Otology, Rhinology and Laryngology
JF - Annals of Otology, Rhinology and Laryngology
SN - 0003-4894
IS - 4
ER -
