Distant Metastasis Lymph Node Metastasis20-Year Survival RateNoYesNoNoYesYesDiameter of Tumor (cm)Local / Vascular InvasionComplete ResectionAge MACIS Score MACIS Prognostic Score for Papillary Thyroid Carcinoma UCLA Recommendation No Yes
References:
Hay ID, Bergstralh EJ, Goellner JR, Ebersold JR, Grant CS. Predicting outcome in papillary thyroid carcinoma: development of a reliable prognostic scoring system in a cohort of 1779 patients surgically treated at one institution during 1940 through 1989. Surgery. 1993 Dec;114(6):1050-7; discussion 1057-8.
UCLA Thyroid Cancer Treatment Guideline