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Table 3 Status of preoperative vocal cord function according to pathology results

From: Preoperative vocal cord paralysis and its association with malignant thyroid disease and other pathological features

 

Preoperative vocal cord paralysis n (% of total)

p-value

+

-

Malignant pathology

19 (1.0 %)

1143 (59.6 %)

0.2218

Benign pathology

6 (0.3 %)

671 (35.0 %)

Total

25 (1.3 %)

1814 (98.7 %)