Interaction between tumor stage and age on survival outcomes of patients with anaplastic thyroid cancer
Ayrton I Bangolo,
Auda Auda,
John Bukasa-Kakamba
et al.
Abstract:BACKGROUND
Anaplastic thyroid cancer (ATC) is an aggressive, rare malignancy associated with rapid growth and metastasis, and a very poor prognosis. We investigated the clinical characteristics, survival outcomes and independent prognostic factors associated with anaplastic thyroid cancer.
AIM
To assess to what extent the interaction between age and tumor stage affects mortality.
METHODS
A total of 622 patients diagnosed with anaplastic thyroid cancer, between … Show more
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