Table 3 Pathologic data
|  | Group A (n = 87) | Group B (n = 822) | p value |
|---|---|---|---|
Tumor size (mm) | 2.31 ± 0.9 | 2.35 ± 1.15 | 0.74 |
Locally invasive carcinoma | 15 (17.2%) | 194 (23.6%) | 0.22 |
Multicentric carcinoma | 25 (28.7%) | 200 (24.3%) | 0.43 |
Node metastasis | 11 (12.6%) | 50 (6.1%) | 0.03 |
Histopathologic diagnosis | |||
PTC | 59 (67.8%) | 464 (56.4%) | 0.19 |
Follicular variant of PTC | 17 (19.5%) | 190 (23.1%) | |
Tall cell carcinoma | 3 (3.4%) | 23 (2.8%) | |
Follicular carcinoma | 5 (5.7%) | 110 (13.4%) | |
Hurtle cell carcinoma | 3 (3.4%) | 35 (4.3%) | |