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 (𝑛=74)	LPTC (𝑛=78)	𝑃
Gender (female/male)	15/59 (79.7%/20.3%)	16/62 (79.5%/20.5%)	ns
Age (y)	50.17±13.22	46.29±14.12	ns
Size (mm)	5.7±2.6	25.2±11.8	<.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