Clinical Study
Differences in the Form of Presentation between Papillary Microcarcinomas and Papillary Carcinomas of Larger Size
Table 1
Differences between cases with papillary thyroid microcarcinomas (PTMCs) from those with papillary thyroid carcinomas of larger size (LPTCs).
| | PTMC () | LPTC () | |
| Gender (female/male) | 15/59 (79.7%/20.3%) | 16/62 (79.5%/20.5%) | ns | Age (y) | | | ns | Size (mm) | | | <.001 | Multifocality | 26/74 (35.1%) | 39/78 (50%) | .046 | Lymphadenectomies | 24/74 (32.4%) | 60/78 (77%) | <.001 | Lymph M1 | 12/24 (50%) | 36/60 (60%) | ns | Incidental | 52/72 (72.2%) | 11/72 (15.2%) | <.001 |
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