Table 1 Patient characteristics
Characteristics | ||
|---|---|---|
Age (min–max) | 48 (21–78) | |
Male | 35 (26.5%) | |
Female | 97 (73.5%) | |
Preoperative cytology | Papillary thyroid carcinoma (PTC) | 119 (90.2%) |
Follicular thyroid carcinoma (FTC) | 13 (9.8%) | |
With nodular goiter | 85 (64.4%) | |
With Hashimoto disease | 22 (16.7%) | |
Size of thyroid nodule (cm) | 0.93 ± 0.59 |