Table 3.
Characteristics of group, stratified by microscopic extension
| Variable (n=984) | No Extension (n=869) n (%) pT1/pT2 |
Extension (n=115) n (%) pT3 |
p Value |
|---|---|---|---|
| Age | |||
| <45y | 418 (48%) | 39 (34%) | 0.004 |
| >45y | 451 (52%) | 76 (66%) | |
| Gender | |||
| Male | 184 (21%) | 24 (21%) | 0.940 |
| Female | 685 (79%) | 91 (79%) | |
| cT Stage | |||
| T1 | 631 (73%) | 76 (66%) | 0.144 |
| T2 | 238 (27%) | 39 (34%) | |
| Surgery | |||
| Lobectomy | 350 (40%) | 26 (23%) | 0.002 |
| Total Thyroidectomy | 488 (56%) | 86 (75%) | |
| Isthmusectomy | 15 (2%) | 1 (1%) | |
| Subtotal Thyroidectomy | 16 (2%) | 2 (1%) | |
| Pathology | |||
| Papillary Ca | 785 (90%) | 106 (92%) | 0.654 |
| Follicular Ca | 48 (6%) | 4 (3.5%) | |
| Hurthle Cell Ca | 36 (4%) | 5 (4.5%) | |
| RAI | |||
| No | 683 (79%) | 50 (43%) | <0.001 |
| Yes | 186 (21%) | 65 (57%) |