World Journal of Oncology, ISSN 1920-4531 print, 1920-454X online, Open Access
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Original Article

Volume 4, Number 6, December 2013, pages 230-234

Distribution of Thyroid Cancer in the Eastern Part of Turkey 27 Years After the Chernobyl Accident

Tables

Table 1. The Characteristics and Histopathologic Diagnoses of Patients
 
Parameter
Age (years)49.31 ± 0.49
The proportion of patients under 18 years at exposure29.6%
Gender (female %)82.8%
Papillary carcinoma (%)97.4%
Follicular carcinoma (%)1.4%
Medullary carcinoma (%)0.7%
Anaplastic/undifferentiated carcinoma (%)0.5%

 

Table 2. Tumor Characteristics of the Patients With Regard to Tumor Size
 
Tumor sizePatients (%)
< 1 cm293 (53.6%)
1 - 2.9 cm190 (34.7%)
3 - 3.9 cm28 (5.1%)
≥ 4 cm36 (6.6%)

 

Table 3. Pathologic Features of the Patients With Thyroid Carcinoma
 
Pathologic featuresWithoutWith
Multicentricity (%)290 (53%)257 (47%)
Tumor capsule invasion (%)442 (80.8%)105 (19.2%)
Lymphatic invasion (%)522 (95.4%)25 (4.6%)
Vascular invasion (%)521 (95.2%)26 (4.8%)
Extrathyroidal invasion (%)503 (92%)44 (8%)