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Table 1 The demographics, preoperative imaging, and tumors’ criteria

From: Outcome and complications after surgery for thyroid carcinoma in pediatric age—an evaluation of practice

Parameter

Number (%)

Gender

 Female

26 (81.25%)

 Male

6 (18.75%)

Age

 Pre-pubertal

8 (25%)

 Post-pubertal

24 (75%)

Imaging

 US

32 (100%)

 CT

27 (84.4%)

 MRI

5 (15.6%)

Tumor side

 Unilateral

22 (68.75%)

  Left

13

  Right

9

  Bilateral

10 (31.75%)

Tumor focality

 Unifocal

15 (47%)

 Multifocal

17 (53%)

Detected enlarged cervical lymph nodes

 Yes

16 (50%)

  Clinically palpable

4

  Radiologically detected

12

 No

16 (50%)

Initial preoperative pathology (according to FNAC)

 Non-diagnostic

-

 Benign

1 (3%)

 Atypical

3 (9%)

 Suspicious follicular neoplasm

6 (18.75%)

 Suspicious

12 (37.5%)

 Malignant

10 (31.75%)

  1. US ultrasound, CT computed tomography, MRI magnetic resonance imaging, FNAC fine needle aspiration cytology