Clinical feature Statistical test Significant genes Associated with                 Associated with Time to Death Cox regression test N=1 shorter survival N=0 longer survival N=1 AGE Spearman correlation test N=16 older N=9 younger N=7 NEOPLASM DISEASESTAGE ANOVA test N=5 PATHOLOGY T STAGE Spearman correlation test N=2 higher stage N=1 lower stage N=1 PATHOLOGY N STAGE t test N=16 class1 N=12 class0 N=4 PATHOLOGY M STAGE ANOVA test N=1 GENDER t test N=0 HISTOLOGICAL TYPE ANOVA test N=27 RADIATIONS RADIATION REGIMENINDICATION t test N=6 yes N=5 no N=1 RADIATIONEXPOSURE t test N=0 EXTRATHYROIDAL EXTENSION ANOVA test N=6 COMPLETENESS OF RESECTION ANOVA test N=1 NUMBER OF LYMPH NODES Spearman correlation test N=7 higher number.of.lymph.nodes N=6 lower number.of.lymph.nodes N=1 MULTIFOCALITY t test N=0 TUMOR SIZE Spearman correlation test N=0