Table 1. Patient characteristics.
| Population characteristics | n [%] |
|---|---|
| Mean age (n=24) | 47.46 years |
| Sex (n=24) | |
| Male | 14 [58] |
| Female | 10 [42] |
| Type of tumor (n=25)† | |
| Differentiated thyroid carcinoma (DTC) | 19 [76] |
| Medullary thyroid carcinoma (MTC) | 6 [24] |
| T staging (according to the AJCC 2017 TNM classification)‡ | |
| T1 | 6 [24] |
| T2 | 8 [32] |
| T3 | 10 [40] |
| T4 | 1 [4] |
| Intervention type on T (n=24) | |
| Total thyroidectomy, central ND and LND in one step | 14 [58] |
| Total thyroidectomy, central ND and LND in two or more steps§ | 10 [42] |
| Cervical neck dissection (n=30) | |
| Bilateral CND | 24 [100] |
| Unilateral LND | 18 [75] |
| Bilateral LND | 6 [25] |
†, one patient had simultaneously medullary thyroid carcinoma and differentiated thyroid carcinoma; ‡, regrouping DTC and MTC; §, one patient had total thyroidectomy, central ND and LND in three steps. CND, central neck dissection; LND, lateral neck dissection.