Table 2.
Characteristics of malignant thyroid nodules.
| Pathology | No. of patients (%) N = 38 |
|---|---|
| micro-PTC | 20 (52.6%) |
| PTC classic | 9 (23.7%) |
| PTCFV | 6 (15.8%) |
| PTCTC | 3 (7.9%) |
| Metastases | No. of patients (%) |
| Lymph-vascular invasion | 2 (5.3%) |
| Extrathyroid extension | 4 (10.5%) |
| Lymph node metastases | 4 (10.5%) |
| Distant metastases | 0 (0%) |
PTC, papillary thyroid cancer; PTCFV, papillary thyroid cancer follicular variant; PTCTC, papillary thyroid cancer tall cell variant, micro-papillary thyroid cancer (micro-PTC) measuring ≤1 cm in size.