Table 2.
Tumor type and pathologic characteristics.
| Non-Surgeon Sonographer |
Surgeon Sonographer |
P-Value | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| N | 129 | 48 | ||
| Tumor Type | ||||
| Papillary | 121 (94%) | 42 (88%) | 0.21 | |
| Follicular | 5 (4%) | 9 (19%) | <0.01 | |
| Hurthle Carcinoma | 5 (4%) | 1 (2%) | 1.0 | |
| Micro PTC | 26 (20%) | 8 (17%) | 0.39 | |
| Pathologic Characteristics | ||||
| Multi-Focal | 75 (58%) | 30 (63%) | 0.73 | |
| Extra-thyroidal Extension | 13 (10%) | 4 (8%) | 1.0 | |
| Positive Margin | 8 (6%) | 3 (7%) | 1.0 | |
| Lymphovascular Invasion | 4 (3%) | 6 (13%) | 0.03 | |
| Lymphocytic Thyroiditis | 44 (34%) | 19 (40%) | 0.60 | |
| Tumor Size (cm) | 1.8 ± 0.1 | 2.2 ± 0.2 | 0.13 | |
| Size of Micro PTC (cm) | 0.6 ± 0.05 | 0.6 ± 0.07 | 0.71 | |
| Gland Weight (gm) | 25 ± 3.9 | 26 ± 2.6 | 0.92 | |
Data expressed as number (percentage) or as mean ± standard error of the mean.