Table 1.
Patient characteristics.
| Characteristic | N (%) or median (range) |
|---|---|
| Age at diagnosis (years) | 32 (11–63) |
| Age at surgery (years) | 34.5 (19–63) |
| Time between diagnosis and surgery (months) | 26.5 (3–112) |
| Sex | |
| Female | 56 (90.3%) |
| Male | 6 (9.7%) |
| Surgical indication | |
| Failed medical treatment | 54 (87.1%) |
| Mechanical obstruction | 2 (3.2%) |
| Cosmetic | 2 (3.2%) |
| Patient preference/refusal radioactive iodine treatment | 2 (3.2%) |
| Cold nodule | 1 (1.6%) |
| Pregnancy wish | 1 (1.6%) |
| Preoperative radioactive iodide treatment | |
| No | 49 (79.0%) |
| Yes | 13 (21.0%) |
| Previous medical treatment | |
| Antithyroid drugs (+ thyroxine + β-blocker) | 62 (100%) |
| Duration of thyrostatic treatment(months) | 23 (4–73) |
| Medical treatment at the time of surgery | |
| Antithyroid drugs | 45 (72.6%) |
| Antithyroid drugs + amiodarone, Lugols or ipodate | 11 (17.7%) |
| Amiodarone | 1 (1.6%) |
| Ipodate | 5 (8.1%) |