Tree-Based Model for Thyroid Cancer Prognostication

• DOI: 10.1210/jc.2014-2197
• Publication Date: 2014-07-17T11:51:50Z
• Authors: Mousumi Banerjee; Daniel G. Muenz; Joanne T. Chang; Maria Papaleontiou; Megan R. Haymart
• Keywords: Adult; Aged, 80 and over; Male; Decision Trees; Cell Differentiation; Kaplan-Meier Estimate; Middle Aged; Prognosis; Carcinoma, Papillary; United States; 3. Good health; 03 medical and health sciences; Age Distribution; 0302 clinical medicine; Adenocarcinoma, Follicular; Prevalence; Adenoma, Oxyphilic; Humans; Female; Thyroid Neoplasms; Aged; Proportional Hazards Models; SEER Program

Death is uncommon in thyroid cancer patients, and the factors important predicting survival remain inadequately studied. The objective of this study was to assess prognostic effects patient, tumor, treatment determine groups for survival.