Table 1.

Patient demographics

Characteristic	n	%
No. of patients	43
Male	23	53
Female	20	47
Mean age in years (range)	51 (24–83)
Types of surgery
Hemithyroidectomy	13	30
Total thyroidectomy	3	7
Total parotidectomy	2	5
Superficial parotidectomy	9	21
Excision neck mass	9	21
Excision submandibular gland	7	16