Table 6.
Clinical and histological details of PTC cases included in the study
| Characteristics | Frequency | Percentage |
|---|---|---|
| Type of surgery | ||
| HT | 8 | 22.22% |
| TT | 28 | 77.78% |
| Laterality | ||
| Bilateral | 9 | 25.00% |
| Isthmus | 2 | 5.56% |
| Left | 12 | 33.33% |
| Right | 11 | 30.56% |
| Right + Isthmus | 2 | 5.56% |
| Focality | ||
| Multifocal | 12 | 33.33% |
| Unifocal | 24 | 66.67% |
| LVI | ||
| Absent | 32 | 88.89% |
| Present | 4 | 11.11% |
| PNI | ||
| Absent | 35 | 97.22% |
| Present | 1 | 2.78% |
| Angioinvasion | ||
| Absent | 36 | 100.00% |
| T staging | ||
| T1a | 2 | 5.71% |
| T1b | 9 | 25.71% |
| T2 | 11 | 31.43% |
| T3a | 7 | 20.00% |
| T3b | 1 | 2.86% |
| T4a | 5 | 14.29% |
| N staging | ||
| 0 | 7 | 29.17% |
| 1 | 1 | 4.17% |
| 1a | 4 | 16.67% |
| 1b | 12 | 50.00% |
| M staging | ||
| 0 | 4 | 66.67% |
| 1 | 2 | 33.33% |
LVI: lymphovascular invasion; PNI: Perineural invasion; T: Tumor; N: Node; M: Metastasis