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Case #1 -
A 32 year old woman with a thyroid nodule

DISCUSSION QUESTIONS:
10.) What are important prognostic factors in well-differentiated thyroid cancer?

Important prognostic features in well-differentiated thyroid cancer include the patient's age (worse if over 45), presence of distant metastases, presence of extrathyroidal invasion, or size >4 cm. (AMES).  
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