Table 3. Total number of micropapillary carcinomas diagnosed among papillary thyroid carcinomas in Thrissur and Calicut medical colleges from 2010 to 2020 (males).
| Thrissur Medical College | ||||||||||||
| Year | 2010 | 2011 | 2012 | 2013 | 2014 | 2015 | 2016 | 2017 | 2018 | 2019 | 2020 | Total |
| Number of micropapillary cancers (males) | 2 | 4 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 27 |
| Number of papillary cancers (males) | 12 | 10 | 14 | 16 | 20 | 12 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 8 | 132 |
| Proportion of micropapillary carcinomas (males) | 16.7 | 40 | 21.4 | 6.3 | 10 | 25 | 20 | 10 | 30 | 30 | 37.5 | 20.5 |
| Calicut Medical College | ||||||||||||
| Year | 2010 | 2011 | 2012 | 2013 | 2014 | 2015 | 2016 | 2017 | 2018 | 2019 | 2020 | Total |
| Number of micropapillary cancers (males) | 4 | 3 | 3 | 2 | 4 | 1 | 4 | 3 | 5 | 7 | 2 | 38 |
| Number of papillary cancers (males) | 19 | 12 | 14 | 18 | 27 | 19 | 18 | 25 | 35 | 39 | 25 | 251 |
| Proportion of micropapillary carcinomas (males) | 21.1 | 25.0 | 21.4 | 11.1 | 14.8 | 5.3 | 22.2 | 12.0 | 14.3 | 18.0 | 8.0 | 15.1 |
| Cumulative numbers | ||||||||||||
| Year | 2010 | 2011 | 2012 | 2013 | 2014 | 2015 | 2016 | 2017 | 2018 | 2019 | 2020 | Total |
| Number of micropapillary cancers (males) | 6 | 7 | 6 | 3 | 6 | 4 | 6 | 4 | 8 | 10 | 5 | 65 |
| Number of papillary cancers (males) | 31 | 22 | 28 | 34 | 47 | 31 | 28 | 35 | 45 | 49 | 33 | 383 |
| Proportion of micropapillary carcinomas (males) | 19.4 | 31.8 | 21.4 | 8.8 | 12.8 | 12.9 | 21.4 | 11.4 | 17.8 | 20.4 | 15.2 | 17.0 |