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Table 2 The details of surgical management and final pathological results in all cases

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

Parameter

Number (%)

Initial operative management

Total thyroidectomy (TT)

25 (78%)

TT only

9

TT and node dissection

16

  TT and CND

16

  TT and CLND

7

Hemithyroidectomy

7 (22%)

Completion thyroidectomy

 Yes

1/7 (14.3%)

 No

6/7 (85.7%)

Resection margin

 R0

30 (93.75%)

 R1

2 (6.25%)

 R2

-

Duration of drain

 One day

15 (47%)

 1–2 days

10 (31.25%)

 2–3 days

6 (18.75%)

 One week

1 (3%)

Parathyroid glands

 4 left in place

16 (50%)

 2 left in place

10 (31.25%)

 1 left in place

6 (18.75%)

Final pathological results

 Papillary carcinoma

24 (75%)

 Follicular carcinoma

6 (18.75%)

 Medullary carcinoma

2 (6.25%)

Tumor size

 > 1.5 cm.

26 (81.25%)

 < 1.5 cm.

6 (18.75%)

Extrathyroid extension

 No

27 (84.4%)

 Yes

5 (15.6%)

RLN invasion

 No

31 (97%)

 Yes

1 (3%)

  1. CND central node dissection, CLND central and lateral node dissection, R0 negative resection margin, R1 microscopic positive margin, R2 macroscopic positive margin, RLN recurrent laryngeal nerve