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Table 1 Demographic characteristics of 172 patients with papillary thyroid carcinoma

From: Clinical implications of the BRAF mutation in papillary thyroid carcinoma and chronic lymphocytic thyroiditis

Characteristics

Value (%)

Total number

172(100.0)

Gender

 Female

152 (88.4)

 Male

20 (11.6)

Age (year) at diagnosis (Mean ±S.D)

49.1±11.35

 < 45

60 (34.9)

 ≥ 45

112(65.1)

Tumor size (mm)(Mean±S.D)

0.91 ± 0.47

 1 cm

124(72.1)

 ≥ 1 cm

48(27.9)

Multifocality

 Unifocal

129 (75.0)

 Multifocal

43 (25.0)

Bilaterality

 Unilateral

139 (80.8)

 Bilateral

33 (19.2)

Extra thyroidal extension

 Absent

110 (64.0)

 Present

62 (36.0)

Central lymph node metastasis

 Absent

98 (57.0)

 Present

74 (43.0)

Lateral lymph node metastasis

 Absent

154 (89.5)

 Present

18 (10.5)

Stage

 I

106(61.6%)

 II

1 (0.6%)

 III

51 (29.7)

 IVa

14 (8.1)

Chronic lymphocytic thyroiditis

 Absent

124 (72.1)

 Present

48 (27.9)

BRAF mutation

 Absent

42 (24.4)

 Present

130 (75.6)

  1. S.D Standard deviation