Patient # Gender Age (Year) Race Tumor Size (cm) MET/Non-MET
31 F 66 CA 0.5 Non-MET
32 F 38 CA 0.2 Non-MET
33 F 52 CA 1.2 Non-MET
34 F 29 CA 1.9 MET
35 F 45 CA 0.1 Non-MET
36 F 44 CA 0.9 Non-MET
37 F 53 CA 3.8 MET
38 M 77 CA 2.5 MET
39 F 53 CA 0.1 Non-MET
40 F 39 CA 0.1 Non-MET
41 F 77 CA 1.2 MET
42 F 29 CA 5.5 MET
43 M 57 CA 1.0 MET
44 F 43 CA 0.7 Non-MET
63 F 44 AA 1.5 Non-MET
64 F 33 AA 4.5 MET
65 M 24 AA 2.0 Non-MET
66 F 28 AA 1.5 MET
67 F 52 AA 3.0 MET
68 M 47 AA 0.2 Non-MET
69 F 64 AA 0.2 Non-MET
70 F 45 AA 1.3 Non-MET
Tumor size refers to the diameter of the largest tumor in the thyroid gland. MET: Metastases, Non-MET: Non-Metastases
Table 1: Characteristics of the 22 papillary thyroid carcinoma patients at time of diagnosis.