Table 1.
Epidemiologic, clinical, and pathological data of 16 children with papillary thyroid carcinoma, operated upon with total thyroidectomy w/o neck dissection.
| Case no. | Gender | Age (years) | Tm size (cm) | Thyroid gland multicentricity | Aggresivenesss1 | Neck dissection2 | Metastatic spread3 | Recurrence no. | Additional dx |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| (1) | F | 10 | 2,7 | Contralateral lobe | 1 | 2 | 2 | 0 | — |
| (2) | F | 13 | 0,9 | — | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | — |
| (3) | F | 13 | 5 | Contralateral lobe | 2 | 2 | 2 | 1 | — |
| (4) | F | 15 | 1,1 | — | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — |
| (5) | F | 15 | 2,8 | — | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | — |
| (6) | F | 15 | 1,2 | — | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | — |
| (7) | M | 16 | 1,9 | Contralateral lobe | 1 | 2 | 2 | 0 | — |
| (8) | F | 16 | 2,3 | — | 2 | 2 | 2 | 0 | — |
| (9) | F | 17 | 0,4 | — | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | Lymphomatous goiter |
| (10) | F | 18 | 2,1 | — | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | — |
| (11) | F | 18 | 0,5 | — | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | Lymphomatous goiter |
| (12) | F | 18 | 1 | Ipsilateral lobe | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | Lymphomatous goiter |
| (13) | M | 18 | 5,5 | Contralateral lobe | 1 | 2 | 2 | 0 | — |
| (14) | M | 18 | 2 | Contralateral lobe | 2 | 2 | 2 | 0 | — |
| (15) | F | 18 | 2,6 | Ipsilateral lobe | 2 | 2 | 2 | 0 | — |
| (16) | F | 18 | 3 | — | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — |
1Aggresivity: (1) Sharply demarcated; encapsulated tumor; (2) No clear tumor border; tumor capsule invasion; (3) Thyroid capsule invasion, perivascular, perineural spread, penetration of adjacent soft tissues, fat tissue, muscle or cartilage invasion.
2Neck dissection (ND): (1) Not done; (2) Paratracheal ND; (3) Paratracheal and lateral ND.
3Metastatic spread: (1) No metastatic spread; (2) Paratracheal region involved; (3) Paratracheal and lateral regions involved.