Table 3. Characteristics of the patients who underwent surgery.
| Surgery | Age (y) | Histology | T (cm) | N | M | TNM stage | RR | Initial response | Response at the end of follow-up (median 46.4 m, 6-80) | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| TT | 46.9 | CPTC | 0.9 | 0 | 0 | I | Low | Excellent | NED | ||
| HT | 37.5 | CPTC | 1.1 | 1a | 0 | I | Low | Structural incomplete | NED | ||
| TT | 65.5* | CPTC | 1.1 | 0 | 0 | I | Low | Biochemical incomplete | NED | ||
| TT | 24.2 | CPTC | 1.5 | 0 | 0 | I | Low | Excellent | NED | ||
| TT | 44.3 | CPTC | 0.8 | 1a | 0 | I | Low | Excellent | NED | ||
| TT | 32,3 | CPTC | 1.5 | 0 | 0 | I | Low | Indeterminate | NED | ||
| TT | 40,4 | CPTC | 0,7 | 0 | 0 | I | Low | Excellent | NED | ||
| TT | 55,5 | CPTC | 1,1 | 0 | 0 | I | Low | Excellent | NED | ||
| TT | 26,6 | CPTC | 9 | 0 | 0 | I | Low | Excellent | NED | ||
| TT | 40 | FVPTC | 1,5 | 0 | 0 | I | Low | Excellent | NED | ||
TT: total thyroidectomy; HT: hemithyroidectomy; T: tumor; N: node involvement; M: distant metastasis; RR: risk of recurrence; CPTC: classical papillary thyroid carcinoma; FVPTC: follicular variant of papillary thyroid carcinoma; NED: no evidence of disease.
* Patient who presented a serum Tg doubling time of 6 months with a posterior PMC adjacent to the trachea.