Table 1 Backgrounds and clinicopathological characteristics of PTMC patients (n = 177)
From: Which papillary thyroid microcarcinoma should be treated as “true cancer” and which as “precancer”?
Parameters | N (%) or mean ± SD |
|---|---|
Gender: | |
Male | 23 (13.0) |
Female | 154 (87.0) |
Age (years) | 48.3 + 14.1 |
Age | |
< 55 years | 109 (61.6) |
≥ 55 years | 68 (38.4) |
Diagnosis of malignancy | |
Before surgery | 116 (65.5) |
After surgery | 61 (34.5) |
Diagnosed as multifocal | |
No | 114 (64.4) |
Yes | 63 (35.6) |
Diagnosed as bilateral | |
No | 162 (91.5) |
Yes | 15 (8.5) |
Tumor size | |
< 0.5 cm | 81 (45.8) |
≥ 0.5 cm | 96 (54.2) |
Lymph node metastasis | |
No | 115 (65.0) |
Yes | 62 (35.0) |
Type of surgery | |
Total | 126 (71.2) |
No-total | 51 (28.8) |
Reoperation | |
No | 131 (74.0) |
Yes | 46 (26.0) |