Table 3.
Demographic and clinicopathologic characteristics of 56 patients with recurrence
| Characteristic | No. (%) |
|---|---|
| Age (yr) | |
| Mean (range) | 45.6 (24-79) |
| Median (interquartile range) | 45.5 (31.3-55) |
| Gender (female:male) | 39;17 |
| Surgery | |
| Total or near-total | 47 (83.9) |
| Subtotal | 3 (5.4) |
| Hemithyroidectomy | 6 (10.7) |
| Pathologic size (mm) | |
| Mean size (range) | 18.5 (2-65) |
| Median (interquartile range) | 13.5 (7-27.3) |
| Extrathyroidal extension | |
| No | 19 (33.9) |
| Perithyroidal | 33 (58.9) |
| Strap muscle | 1 (1.8) |
| Massive | 3 (5.4) |
| Central lymph node metastasis | 35 (62.5) |
| Lateral lymph node metastasis | 22 (39.3) |
| Radioactive iodine ablation | |
| Yes | 31 (55.4) |
| No | 25 (44.6) |
| Recurrence | |
| Contralateral thyroid | 5 (8.9) |
| Operation bed | 6 (10.7) |
| Neck lymph node metastasis | 24 (42.9) |
| Distant metastasis | 1 (1.8) |
| Multiple site metastasis | 8 (14.3) |
| Biochemical recurrence | 12 (21.4) |