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Number of patients with incidentally found papillary mi-crocarcinomas
| Microcarcinoma | n |
|---|---|
| One microcarcinoma | 25 |
| Two microcarcinomas | 8 |
| Three microcarcinomas | 3 |
| Four microcarcinomas | 1 |
Two or more microcarcinomas were found in 12 patients. A microcarcinoma was defined as an incidental finding of a 10-mm (or less) papillary thyroid carcinoma found in adjacent apparently normal thyroid tissue resections. The prevalence of microcarcinoma in the present study was 37/408 (9.1%).
