Table 4.
Surgical management and recurrence of FVPTC subtypes.
Encapsulated | |||
---|---|---|---|
Surgery | Without Invasion (n=27) | With Invasion (n=32) | Nonencapsulated (n=9) |
Total Thyroidectomy | 16 | 17* | 8* |
Lobectomy + completion | 10 | 13 | 0 |
Lobectomy only | 1 | 2 | 1 |
Mean Follow-up† | 4 years | 3.3 years | 4.2 years |
Recurrence in 1 patient from this group
p-value = 0.645