Table 1 The general characteristics of patients with thyroid malignancies and the morbidity of malignancy of patients with or without chronic lymphocytic thyroiditis (CLT)
From: The effect of chronic lymphocytic thyroiditis on patients with thyroid cancer
CLT(+) (n = 108) | CLT(-) (n = 539) | ||
|---|---|---|---|
Malignancy (-) (n = 503) | 64 (59.3%) | 439 (81.4%) | |
Malignancy (+) (n = 144) | 44 (40.7%) | 100 (18.6%) | |
Age (years) | 43.3 ± 13.2 | 48.3 ± 14.1 | |
Sex (female/male) | 41/3 | 65/35 | |
Papillary carcinoma | 41 (93.2%) | 93 (93.0%) | |
Follicular carcinoma | 0 | 2 (2.0%) | |
Medullary carcinoma | 2 (4.5%) | 2 (2.0%) | |
Anaplastic carcinoma | 0 | 3 (3.0%) | |
Lymphoma | 1 (2.3%) | 0 |