Table 2.
Pathology of papillary thyroid microcarcinomas and Tg in group A and B
| Patients characteristics | Group A, n = 24 | Group B, n = 30 | P |
| Mean age (years) | 39.96 ± 13.91 | 47.17 ± 13.17 | 0.050 |
| Mean tumor size * (mm) | 7.71 ± 2.49 | 5.30 ± 2.67 | 0.001 |
| % multifocality | 10/24 (41.7%) | 0/30 (0%) | 0.000 |
| % extrathyroid extension | 4/24 (16.6%) | 0/30 (0%) | 0.000 |
| % lymph nodes metastases | 24/24 (100%) | 0/30 (0%) | 0.000 |
| Tg **(ng/ml) | |||
| range | 0.3 – 2630 | 0.3 – 1.0 | |
| median | 8.2 | 0.75 |
* In the cases with multifocal disease we have calculated only the maximum tumor size. ** Postoperative thyroglobulin on stopping LT4