|  |  | Recurrence | ||||
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Clinicopathological features | Total (n = 57) | Yes (n = 15) | No (n = 42) | P-value | |||
 | No. | % | No. | % | No. | % |  |
Age (≤13) | 23 | 40.4 | 8 | 53.3 | 15 | 35.7 | NS |
Male gender | 7 | 12.3 | 5 | 33.3 | 2 | 4.8 | 0.011 |
Histology (papillary carcinoma) | 46 | 80.7 | 15 | 100.0 | 31 | 73.8 | NS |
Specific variant | 15 | 26.3 | 4 | 26.7 | 11 | 26.2 | NS |
Tumor size (>3.0 cm) | 38 | 66.7 | 10 | 66.7 | 28 | 66.7 | NS |
Extrathyroid extension | 7 | 12.3 | 3 | 20.0 | 4 | 9.5 | NS |
Multifocality | 18 | 31.6 | 9 | 60.0 | 9 | 21.4 | 0.010 |
Tumor stage (T3, T4a) | 30 | 52.6 | 10 | 66.7 | 20 | 47.6 | NS |
Clinical lymphadenopathy (cN) | 12 | 21.1 | 7 | 46.7 | 5 | 11.9 | 0.009 |
Pathological node metastasis (pN) | 37 | 64.9 | 13 | 86.7 | 24 | 57.1 | 0.040 |
Subtotal/total thyroidectomy | 23 | 40.4 | 8 | 53.3 | 15 | 35.7 | NS |
Modified neck dissection | 38 | 66.7 | 13 | 86.7 | 25 | 59.5 | NS |