Radioactive Iodine Therapy Decreases Recurrence in Thyroid Papillary Microcarcinoma

Table 1

Characteristics of patient population (𝑁=407).

Characteristic	N (%)
Age: median (range)	45 years (18–80)
Gender
Male	86 (21.1)
Female	321 (78.9)
Extent of surgery
Lobectomy	27 (6.6)
Total thyroidectomy	380 (93.3)
Multifocal tumor	188 (46.2)
Capsular invasion	126 (31.0)
Vascular invasion	14 (3.4)
Soft tissue invasion	68 (16.7)
Positive surgical margin	73 (17.9)
positive lymph node	153 (37.6)
Tumor size > 0.8 cm	132 (32.4)