title: [Prognostically relevant factors in papillary thyroid cancer].
abstract: Papillary cancer have the best prognosis of all thyroid carcinomas with a five year survival rate of 98%. Between 1.1.1964 and 31.12.1987 we have operated 86 patients due to an papillary thyroid carcinoma. The five year respectively ten year survival rate was 88% respectively 75%. Prognostic relevant factors were as follows: metastasis, tumor stage, tumor invasion of vessels, multifocal tumor growth, age, pT differentiation and the tumor size.
authors.affiliation: Klinik und Poliklinik für Allgemein- und Abdominalchirurgie, Johannes-Gutenberg-Universität Mainz.
authors.forename: T
authors.initials: T
authors.lastname: Böttger
authors.forename: J
authors.initials: J
authors.lastname: Klupp
authors.forename: H E
authors.initials: HE
authors.lastname: Gabbert
authors.forename: T
authors.initials: T
authors.lastname: Junginger
mesh_terms: D000230:Adenocarcinoma / Q000401:mortality / Q000601:surgery*; D000293:Adolescent; D000328:Adult; D000368:Aged; D002277:Carcinoma / Q000401:mortality / Q000601:surgery*; D002291:Carcinoma, Papillary / Q000401:mortality / Q000601:surgery*; D005260:Female; D005500:Follow-Up Studies; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D011183:Postoperative Complications / Q000401:mortality*; D015996:Survival Rate; D013964:Thyroid Neoplasms / Q000401:mortality / Q000601:surgery*; D013965:Thyroidectomy