|
Characteristics
|
Patients (n)
|
Percent (%)
|
|---|
|
Sex
| | |
|
Female
|
37
|
72.5
|
|
Male
|
14
|
27.5
|
|
Age (years)
|
41.7 ± 11.6
| |
|
≤ 45
|
32
|
62.7
|
|
> 45
|
19
|
37.3
|
|
Tumor location
| | |
|
Unilateral
|
20
|
39.2
|
|
Bilateral
|
31
|
60.8
|
|
Tumor size (cm/mean)
|
1.7 ± 0.8
| |
|
Multifocality
| | |
|
Single
|
15
|
29.4
|
|
Multiple (≥ 2)
|
36
|
70.6
|
|
Extracapsular invasion
| | |
|
No
|
24
|
47.1
|
|
Yes
|
27
|
52.9
|
|
Extrathyroid extension
| | |
|
No
|
43
|
84.3
|
|
Yes
|
8
|
15.7
|
|
Hashimoto’s disease
| | |
|
No
|
45
|
88.2
|
|
Yes
|
6
|
11.8
|
|
Central LNM
| | |
|
No
|
19
|
37.3
|
|
Yes
|
32
|
62.7
|
|
Lateral LNM
| | |
|
No
|
34
|
66.7
|
|
Yes
|
17
|
33.3
|
|
TNM stage
| | |
|
T1
|
26
|
51.0
|
|
T2
|
17
|
33.3
|
|
T3
|
8
|
15.7
|
- LNM lymph node metastasis; TNM tumor-node-metastasis
