Table 1. Clinicopathological data of studied papillary thyroid carcinoma cases.

Primary cases (62)				Metastatic cases (6)
		No.	%	No.	%
Age	mean ± SD	45.5 ± 15.7		31.3 ± 20.2
	Median	47		29
	Range	18–70		10–55
Sex	Male	20	32.3	6	100
	Female	42	67.7	0	0
	M:F ratio	1:2.1
Specimen	Right hemithyroidectomy	22	35.5
	Left hemithyroidectomy	4	6.5
	Total hemithyroidectomy	36	58.1
Size	Mean ± SD	2.5 ± 1.9
	Median	1.8
	Range	0.2–7
Histological subtype	Classic	32	51.6	6	100
	Follicular variant	12	19.4	0	0
	Microcarcinoma	18	29	0	0
Stage	T1	34	54.8
	T2	16	25.8
	T3	12	19.4
Lymph node	negative/not assessed	46	74.2
	Positive	16	25.8
Focality	Single	50	80.6
	Multifocal	12	19.4
Background	Multinodular	52	83.9
	Thyroiditis	10	16.1