Table 1.

Baseline demographics of 39 patients with papillary thyroid carcinoma

Age, mean	45.5 years (range 18–82)
Gender; n (%)	Women 23 (59) Men 16 (41)
Previous cancer; n (%)	No 34 (87) Yes 5 (13)
Preoperative ultrasound at our institution; n (%)	No 12 (31) Yes 27 (69)
Operation side; n (%)	Right 20 (51) Left 11 (28) Bilateral 8 (21)
Levels of neck dissection; Level included; n (%)	LII 29 (74) LIII 36 (92) LIV 36 (92) LV 26 (67) LVI 35 (90)
Complications; n (%)	No 22 (56) Yes 17 (44)

n number, L level