Table 1.
Operative details
| Surgical procedure | In PDA | In PDC |
|---|---|---|
| Thyroid surgery - | ||
| Total thyroidectomy | 30 (94%) | 22 (77%) |
| Near total thyroidectomy | 2 (6%) | 3 (10%) |
| Debulking | - | 4 (13%) |
| Surgery for lymphadenopathy | ||
| CCLND | 32 (100%) | 25 (86%) |
| MRND alone | 0 | 0 |
| CCLND + unilateral MRND | 4 | 5 |
| CCLND + bilateral MRND | 1 | 6 |
| Mediastinal dissection * | 2 | 8 |
| None ** | 0 | 4 |
| Other surgeries | ||
| Tracheal resection | 0 | 1 |
| Window tracheal resection | 0 | 2 |
| Shave excision | 2 | 6 |
| Metastatectomy | 1 | 3 |
*Percentage was not calculated for mediastinal level VI as they were found in addition to CCLN/MRND
**Lymph node dissection was possible in 4 cases (PDC) in which only tumour debulking was done