title: [Differentiated thyroid cancer in Arabs in northern Israel].
abstract: Prognostic factors and survival rate of 53 Arabs with differentiated carcinoma of the thyroid treated here were reviewed. Papillary carcinoma was diagnosed in 35 (66%) and follicular carcinoma in 18 (34%): the female/male ratio was 2.3/1 and the median age 32. Age, gender, tumor size, histology and tumor stage were important prognostic factors. The 20-year actuarial survival rate of the entire group was 96%. The probable reason for the high survival rate was the low median age.
authors.affiliation: Northern Israel Oncology Center, Rambam Medical Center, Haifa.
authors.forename: J
authors.initials: J
authors.lastname: Zidan
authors.forename: S
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Kassem
authors.forename: D
authors.initials: D
authors.lastname: Karen
authors.forename: A
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Kuten
authors.forename: E
authors.initials: E
authors.lastname: Robinson
mesh_terms: D018263:Adenocarcinoma, Follicular / Q000208:ethnology / Q000401:mortality / Q000473:pathology; D000328:Adult; D002291:Carcinoma, Papillary / Q000208:ethnology / Q000401:mortality / Q000473:pathology; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D007557:Israel / Q000453:epidemiology; D008297:Male; D011379:Prognosis; D015996:Survival Rate; D013964:Thyroid Neoplasms / Q000208:ethnology / Q000401:mortality / Q000473:pathology