Table 1.
Clinical and pathological characteristics of 188 patients with PTC
| No. of patients | % | |
|---|---|---|
| Gender | ||
| Male | 35 | 18.6 |
| Female | 153 | 81.4 |
| Age at diagnosis | ||
| <45 | 83 | 44.1 |
| ≥45 | 105 | 55.9 |
| Diseased lobe | ||
| Left | 71 | 37.8 |
| Isthmus | 2 | 1.1 |
| Right | 82 | 43.6 |
| Left and right | 33 | 17.6 |
| Tumor size* | ||
| ≤1 cm | 94 | 50 |
| >1 and ≤2 cm | 76 | 40.4 |
| >2 and ≤4 cm | 17 | 9.0 |
| >4 cm | 1 | 0.5 |
| Multifocality | ||
| No | 144 | 76.6 |
| Yes | 44 | 23.4 |
| Capsular invasion | ||
| Yes | 21 | 11.2 |
| No | 167 | 88.8 |
| Central Lymph node metastasis | ||
| Yes | 83 | 44.1 |
| No | 105 | 55.9 |
| Postoperative complications | ||
| Yes | 10 | 5.3 |
| No | 178 | 94.7 |
| Tumor location** | ||
| Up | 20 | 14.1 |
| Up-Middle | 9 | 6.3 |
| Middle | 75 | 52.8 |
| Middle-Down | 19 | 13.4 |
| Down | 19 | 13.4 |
| TNM group | ||
| I | 135 | 71.8 |
| II | 4 | 2.1 |
| III | 43 | 22.9 |
| IV A | 6 | 3.2 |
| IV B | 0 | 0.0 |
| IV C | 0 | 0.0 |
* Maximum measurement of tumor size
** Only in cases of solitary tumor located in left or right lobe