Table 2.

Surgical completeness (N=84).

Variables	TOETVA (n=28)	COT (n=56)	P
Central lymph nodes
Retrieved	9.39 ± 4.01	10.71 ± 5.17	0.202
Metastatic	1.36 ± 1.93	1.77 ± 2.31	0.421
Tg level (ng/ml)	0.08 ± 0.24	0.10 ± 0.27	0.686
Tg ≥0.27	2 (7.1%)	8 (14.3%)	0.551
Tg <0.27	26 (92.9%)	48 (85.7%)
Tg ≥0.1	5 (17.9%)	11 (19.6%)	0.844
Tg <0.1	23 (82.1%)	45 (80.4%)
Tg ≥0.04	9 (32.1%)	16 (28.6%)	0.736
Tg <0.04	19 (67.9%)	40 (71.4%)

Tg, thyroglobulin.