Table 1 Clinical and pathological characteristics of subjects in this study.
Characteristics | PTMC | BN | |
|---|---|---|---|
with NLNM | with LNM | ||
Sample size | 10 | 10 | 9 |
Age at operation [y, X ± S] | 40.60 ± 10.93 | 39.10 ± 9.78 | 41.10 ± 9.89 |
Sex [n (%)] | |||
Female | 5 (50.0) | 5 (50.0) | 5 (55.6) |
Male | 5 (50.0) | 5 (50.0) | 4 (44.4) |
Family history of thyroid disease [n (%)] | |||
No | 9 (90.0) | 9 (90.0) | \ |
Yes | 1 (10.0) | 1 (10.0) | \ |
Tumor size [cm, X ± S] | |||
≤ 0.5 | 2 (20.0) | 2 (20.0) | \ |
> 0.5 | 8 (80.0) | 8 (80.0) | \ |
Clinical LNM [n (%)] | |||
Absent | 10 (100.0) | 4 (40.0) | \ |
Present | 0 (0.0) | 6 (60.0) | \ |
Pathological subtype [n (%)] | |||
Classic | 7 (70.0) | 6 (60.0) | \ |
Follicular variant | 1 (10.0) | 1 (10.0) | \ |
Classic and follicular variant | 2 (20.0) | 3 (30.0) | \ |
Tumor location [n (%)] | |||
Unifocal | 8 (80.0) | 6 (60.0) | \ |
Multifocal | 2 (20.0) | 4 (40.0) | \ |
Tumor calcification [n (%)] | |||
Absent | 9 (90.0) | 8 (80.0) | \ |
Present | 1 (10.0) | 2 (20.0) | \ |
Microscopic capsular invasion [n (%)] | |||
Absent | 4 (40.0) | 4 (40.0) | \ |
Present | 6 (60.0) | 6 (60.0) | \ |
Hashimoto’s thyroiditis [n (%)] | |||
Absent | 8 (80.0) | 8 (80.0) | \ |
Present | 2 (20.0) | 2 (20.0) | \ |
