Table 3.
Group A (n = 35) |
Group B (n = 316) |
p-Value | |
---|---|---|---|
Tumor size (cm, mean ± SD) | 2.69 ± 1.27 | 2.22 ± 1.25 | 0.03 |
Thyroid weight (grams, mean ± SD) | 31.9 ± 42.99 | 33.91 ± 42.37 | 0.7 |
Multicentric carcinoma | 11 (31.42%) | 100 (31.64%) | 1 |
Angiolymphatic invasion | 6 (17.14%) | 16 (5.06%) | 0.01 |
Carcinoma infiltrating the glandular parenchyma | 13 (37.14%) | 56 (17.72%) | 0.004 |
Extrathyroidal extension | 11 (31.42%) | 16 (5.06%) | <0.0001 |
Node metastases | 16 (45.71%) | 42 (13.29%) | <0.0001 |