|
No. of patients
|
169
|
425
| |
|
Age (years)
|
46.3
|
45.6
|
ns
|
|
Sex
|
|
Male
|
43
|
100
|
ns
|
|
Female
|
126
|
325
|
|
Clinically suspicious lymph nodes in central neck
|
|
Yes
|
6
|
81
|
<0.0001
|
|
No
|
105
|
224
|
|
Procedure
|
|
Total Thyroidectomy or Completion Thyroidectomy alone
|
169
|
0
| |
|
Total Thyroidectomy with Ipsilateral CND
|
0
|
313
|
|
Total Thyroidectomy with Bilateral CND
|
0
|
112
|
|
T stage
|
|
T1a
|
32
|
79
|
ns
|
|
T1b
|
46
|
106
|
|
T2
|
43
|
96
|
|
T3
|
20
|
93
|
|
T4a
|
2
|
14
|
|
T4b
|
0
|
2
|
|
M stage
|
|
M0
|
157
|
414
|
ns
|
|
M1
|
0
|
2
|
|
Tumor size (largest dimension in centimeters)
|
2.0
|
2.2
|
ns
|
|
Extrathyroidal Extension present
|
3
|
20
|
ns
|
