Multivariate Analysis of the Relationship Between Male Sex, Disease-Specific Survival, and Features of Tumor Aggressiveness in Thyroid Cancer of Follicular Cell Origin

Abstract

Men with thyroid cancer are more likely to present with more advanced disease, aggressive histological subtypes, and older age. However, sex is not an independent prognostic factor for DSS. Thus, men may benefit from more aggressive screening to detect thyroid cancer at an earlier stage.