Table 2. Clinical and MRI characteristics of patients with PTC and benign thyroid nodules.

Characteristics	PTC (n=41)	Benign (n=36)	P value
Gender			0.049
Male	8 (20%)	14 (39%)
Female	33 (80%)	22 (61%)
Age (years)	42±10	50±12	0.001
Tumor maximum diameter (mm)	15.07±0.57	32.08±18.16	<0.001
Location			0.853
Left	20 (49%)	16 (44%)
Isthmus	3 (7%)	2 (6%)
Right	18 (44%)	18 (50%)
Component			<0.001
Solid	41 (100%)	22 (61%)
Cystic-solid	0	14 (39%)
Margin			<0.001
Regular	8 (20%)	34 (94%)
Irregular	33 (80%)	2 (6%)
Taller-than-wide sign			0.792
Yes	24 (59%)	20 (56%)
No	17 (41%)	16 (44%)

Data are means ± standard deviation or n (%). MRI, magnetic resonance imaging; PTC, papillary thyroid carcinoma.