Table 4.
Association between clinicopathologic factors and treatment outcome in negative group.
| Factor | Treatment outcome | p | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Excellent response | Other | ||
| Age | |||
| ≤50 | 11 | 1 | |
| >50 | 11 | 1 | 1.000 |
| Sex | |||
| Male | 2 | 2 | |
| Female | 20 | 0 | 0.022 |
| Tumor size (mm) | |||
| ≤10 | 8 | 0 | |
| >10 | 14 | 2 | 0.536 |
| Serum Carcino-Embryonic Antigen level | |||
| Normal | 21 | 1 | |
| Elevated | 1 | 1 | 0.163 |
| Operation type | |||
| Total thyroidectomy | 6 | 1 | |
| Unilateral lobectomy | 16 | 1 | 1.000 |