Research Article

Noninvasive Encapsulated Follicular Variant of Papillary Thyroid Cancer: Clinical Lessons from a Community-Based Endocrine Surgical Practice

Table 1

Demographics, US, surgery and pathology results in 37 noninvasive EFVPTC patients.

PatientGenderAgeEFVPTC size (cm)Echo typeCytologyAfirma GECOperationNodesOther cancer

F346.1IsoFN/SFNTT0/1No
2M525.6HeteroBenignLHT, RHT0/1No
3F314.7IsoBenignTTMicroPTC-c
4F696.9HypoFN/SFNBenignTT0/0No
5F364.5HypoTT0/0MicroPTC-c
F274.2HeteroFLUS/AUSLHT0/1No
7F555.8IsoLHT0/0No
8M304.1IsoFLUS/AUSSuspiciousRHT0/0No
9F513.9HeteroFLUS/AUSSuspiciousTT0/1MicroFvPTC
10M563.6HeteroFLUS/AUSSuspiciousLHT0/3MicroPTC
11F414.4IsoFN/SFNSuspiciousRHT0/0No
12F503.1IsoLHT0/2No
13F383.8IsoLHT0/1No
14F302.8IsoFN/SFNLHT0/1No
15F352.6HeteroBenignTT0/1No
16F213.15HeteroFN/SFNRHT0/1No
17F502.4HypoBenignTT0/3MicroPTC
18F603IsoFLUS/AUSSuspiciousTT0/0MicroFvPTC
19F461.4HypoFLUS/AUSSuspiciousRHT0/1No
20M383IsoFLUS/AUSSuspiciousTT0/2MicroPTC
21F323.3IsoFN/SFNSuspiciousTT0/0No
22M532.5IsoFN/SFNRHT0/0No
23F162.7IsoBenignLHT, RHT0/1MicroFvPTC-c
24F372.63HypoFLUS/AUSTT0/3No
25F531.9HypoLHT, RHT0/12.1 cm FVPTC and microFVPTC-c
26F562.53HeteroBenignRHT, LHT0/1MicroPTC
27F551.6HypoFLUS/AUSTT0/1No
28M392.1IsoFLUS/AUSSuspiciousLHT0/1No
29F401.3HypoFLUS/AUSSuspiciousTT0/0No
30M641.6HypoBenignTT0/0No
31F581.3IsoFLUS/AUSSuspiciousLHT0/1MicroPTCs
32F551.1IsoFLUS/AUSSuspiciousTT0/0No
33F370.8IsoTT0/4No
F371.3IsoTT + CND1.5 cm PTC-c
35F450.9IsoFLUS/AUSSuspiciousTT0/02 cm FvPTC
36F324IsoFN/SFNTT0/0No
37M564.3IsoBenignTT0/0No

Patient treated with radioiodine, PAX8/PPAR gamma translocation, NRAS mutation, nodal micrometastases, and -c contralateral lobe from encapsulated EFVPTC tumor.