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Thyroid carcinoma in elderly people: Characterization using big data tools.

Juan J Díez¹, Luis Cabrera¹, Pedro Iglesias¹

¹Servicio de Endocrinología y Nutrición, Hospital Universitario Puerta de Hierro Majadahonda, Instituto de Investigación Sanitaria Puerta de Hierro Segovia de Arana, Majadahonda, Madrid, Spain; Departamento de Medicina, Universidad Autónoma de Madrid, Madrid, Spain.

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Summary

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Elderly thyroid cancer patients have more comorbidities but use fewer healthcare resources than younger or advanced-age patients. Age significantly impacts thyroid cancer clinical presentation and resource utilization.

Keywords:

Aging Anciano Big data Comorbidity Comorbilidad Cáncer de tiroides Elderly Envejecimiento Health resources Recursos sanitarios Thyroid cancer

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Health Services Research

Background:

Thyroid cancer incidence and characteristics vary across age groups.
Understanding age-related differences in comorbidities and healthcare resource use is crucial for optimizing patient care.

Purpose of the Study:

To investigate the clinical-histological data, comorbidities, and healthcare resource utilization in elderly patients with thyroid cancer.
To compare these factors between different age groups.

Main Methods:

Observational, retrospective study using electronic medical record (EMR) data.
Artificial intelligence (AI) techniques for data extraction and Savana Manager 3.0 software for analysis.
Age stratification: younger (0-59 years), older (≥60 years), advanced age (60-74 years), and elderly (≥75 years).

Main Results:

Thyroid cancer identified in 0.35% of 509,517 patients.
Older patients showed less papillary carcinoma and more follicular/other types compared to younger patients.
Elderly patients exhibited greater comorbidity but a trend towards lower healthcare resource consumption than those of advanced age.

Conclusions:

Clinical characteristics, comorbidities, and healthcare resource consumption in thyroid cancer patients are strongly age-dependent.
Elderly thyroid cancer patients present a significant comorbidity burden without a corresponding increase in healthcare resource use.