Table 1. Patient characteristics.
| Case | Age (year) | Gender | Race | BMI (kg/m2) | Smoker | Surgical procedure | Radiation dose per session (Gy) | Total dose (Gy) | Number of sessions | Outcome | Follow-up (month) | Complications |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Case #1 | 28 | Female | Caucasian | 42.49 | No | Completion thyroid lobectomy + CLND | 7.0 | 21.0 | 3.0 | Hypertrophic scar | 24 | None |
| Case #2 | 68 | Female | Caucasian | 32.61 | No | Thyroid lobectomy | 6.3 | 18.9 | 3.0 | No keloid | 16 | None |
| Case #3 | 48 | Female | African-American | 24.59 | No | Subtotal thyroidectomy | 6.0 | 18.9 | 3.0 | No keloid | 22 | Erythema |
| Case #4 | 29 | Female | African-American | 29.19 | No | Total thyroidectomy | 8.0 | 24.0 | 3.0 | No keloid | 5 | None |
| Case #5 | 34 | Female | Caucasian | 33.53 | Yes | Thyroid lobectomy | 3.6 | 18.9 | 3.0 | No keloid | 9 | None |
| Case #6 | 38 | Female | African-American | 33.98 | No | Completion thyroid lobectomy | 4.0 | 12.0 | 3.0 | No keloid | 13 | None |
| Case #7 | 66 | Female | Caucasian | 29.95 | No | Thyroid lobectomy | 7.0 | 21.0 | 3.0 | No keloid | 14 | None |
| Case #8 | 63 | Female | African-American | 34.18 | No | Thyroid lobectomy | 4.0 | 12.0 | 3.0 | No keloid | 12 | None |
| Case #9 | 35 | Female | Hispanic | 22.71 | No | Thyroid lobectomy | 8.0 | 16.0 | 3.0 | No keloid | 13 | Hyperpigmentation |
| Case #10 | 55 | Female | African-American | 31.92 | No | Redo parathyroidectomy | 4.0 | 12.0 | 3.0 | No keloid | 6 | None |
BMI, body mass index; CLND, central lymph node dissection.