Young males under 40 with papillary thyroid cancer exhibit higher rates of nodal metastasis compared to older males and females. However, they experience similar recurrence rates at 1 year as their female and older counterparts. No significant differences were found in other outcomes such as 30-day outcomes, reoperation, mortality, nerve injury, or hypocalcemia, highlighting the predictive role of sex and age in advanced papillary thyroid carcinoma cases.
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