Prediction of Extrathyroidal Extension Using Ultrasonography and Computed Tomography

Table 1

Demographics and characteristics of patients.

	Without ETE; ()	With ETE; ()	All patients; ()
Mean age	50.5 (±10.9)	47.6 (±10.2)	49.1 (±10.6)
Sex (M : F)	1 : 2.2	1 : 6.2	1 : 3.5
Mean size of nodule (cm)^*	0.68 (±0.23)	1.19 (±0.36)	0.92 (±0.33)
Multicentricity	94 (43.6%)	99 (56.9%)	193 (51.2%)
Lymph node metastasis	9 (5.2%)	144 (83.7%)	153 (40.6%)

(Fisher’s exact test).