Table 1.
Clinicopathological Characteristics of the Studied Patients (n=44)
| N | % | |
|---|---|---|
| Gender | ||
| Female | 36 | 81.8 |
| Male | 8 | 18.2 |
| Age years | ||
| ≤45 years | 22 | 50 |
| >45 years | 22 | 50 |
| Type of Thyroid Cancer | ||
| Papillary carcinoma | 26 | 59.1 |
| Papillary carcinoma follicular variant | 9 | 20.4 |
| Follicular carcinoma | 4 | 9.1 |
| Medullary carcinoma | 3 | 6.8 |
| Anaplastic carcinoma | 1 | 2.3 |
| Poorly differentiated carcinoma | 1 | 2.3 |
| Size, cm | ||
| ≤2 | 14 | 31.8 |
| >2 | 30 | 68.2 |
| Surgery | ||
| Left lobe | 10 | 22.7 |
| Right lobe | 14 | 31.8 |
| Total thyroid | 20 | 45.5 |
| Clinical Stage | ||
| I | 28 | 63.6 |
| II | 5 | 11.4 |
| III | 10 | 22.7 |
| IV | 1 | 2.3 |
| Lymph node involvement | ||
| N0 | 37 | 84.1 |
| N1 | 7 | 15.9 |