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=10 older N=6 younger N=4 NEOPLASM DISEASESTAGE ANOVA test N=5 PATHOLOGY T STAGE Spearman correlation test N=4 higher stage N=1 lower stage N=3 PATHOLOGY N STAGE t test N=17 class1 N=14 class0 N=3 PATHOLOGY M STAGE ANOVA test N=2 GENDER t test N=0 HISTOLOGICAL TYPE ANOVA test N=29 RADIATIONS RADIATION REGIMENINDICATION t test N=7 yes N=5 no N=2 RADIATIONEXPOSURE t test N=0 EXTRATHYROIDAL EXTENSION ANOVA test N=6 COMPLETENESS OF RESECTION ANOVA test N=0 NUMBER OF LYMPH NODES Spearman correlation test N=6 higher number.of.lymph.nodes N=6 lower number.of.lymph.nodes N=0 MULTIFOCALITY t test N=0 TUMOR SIZE Spearman correlation test N=0