Table 1 Patient and Tumor Characteristics
No | % | |
|---|---|---|
Age, y, mean | 64 (11–85) | |
Gender | ||
 Male | 39 | (37.1) |
 Female | 63 | (62.9) |
Histological type | ||
 Papillary thyroid carcinoma | 59 | (57.8) |
 Medullary thyroid carcinoma | 1 | (0.9) |
 Follicular carcinoma | 9 | (8.8) |
 Poorly differentiated thyroid carcimoma | 7 | (6.9) |
 Well differentiated tumor - uncertain malignant potential | 2 | (2.0) |
 Follicular adenoma | 7 | (6.9) |
 Anaplastic thyroid carcinoma | 5 | (4.9) |
 Background (inflammation or goiter) | 12 | (11.8) |
Tumor Size (mm) | ||
 <40 | 83 | (81.4) |
 ≧40 | 19 | (18.6) |
Extrathyroidal extension | ||
 Absent | 44 | (43.1) |
 Present | 58 | (56.9) |
Intraglandular metastasis | ||
 Absent | 76 | (74.5) |
 Present | 26 | (25.5) |
Lymph node metastasis | ||
 Negative | 52 | (51) |
 Positive | 50 | (49) |
Distant metastasis | ||
 Absent | 74 | (72.5) |
 Present | 28 | (27.5) |