Male sex is not an independent risk factor for recurrence of differentiated thyroid cancer: a propensity score-matching study

Abstract Male patients have a significantly higher prevalence of advanced-stage thyroid cancer. However, sex differences in the risk of differentiated thyroid carcinoma (DTC) recurrence have not been fully elucidated. Therefore, the present study aimed to investigate male sex as a prognostic factor...

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Main Authors: Joonseon Park, Kwangsoon Kim, Dong-Jun Lim, Ja Seong Bae, Jeong Soo Kim
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Nature Publishing Group 2021-07-01
Series:Scientific Reports
Online Access:https://doi.org/10.1038/s41598-021-94461-5