Table 1 Clinical and pathological characteristics of patients enrolled in this study
Variables | N | % | |
|---|---|---|---|
Gender | Female | 69 | 86% |
Male | 11 | 14% | |
Total | 80 | 100% | |
Classification | Papillary | 77 | 96% |
Follicular | 3 | 4% | |
Total | 80 | 100% | |
Age (years) | < 45 | 38 | 48% |
≥ 45 | 41 | 52% | |
Uninformed | 1 | 1% | |
Total | 80 | 100% | |
TNM stage | I | 48 | 61% |
II | 1 | 1% | |
III | 29 | 37% | |
IV | 1 | 1% | |
Uninformed | 1 | 1% | |
Total | 79 | 100% | |
Tumor size (cm) | ≤ 2 | 55 | 72% |
2 < size ≤4 | 18 | 23% | |
> 4 | 4 | 5% | |
Uninformed | 3 | 4% | |
Total | 77 | 100% | |
Multicentricity | Yes | 9 | 12,5% |
No | 63 | 87,5% | |
Uninformed | 8 | 10% | |
Total | 72 | 100% | |
Extrathyroidal extension | Yes | 49 | 61% |
No | 31 | 39% | |
Total | 80 | 100% | |
Histological subtype | Classic | 64 | 80% |
Follicular | 11 | 14% | |
Encapsulated follicular | 3 | 4% | |
Oxyphilic | 2 | 2% | |
Total | 80 | 100% |