Research Article

Feasibility of Endoscopic Thyroidectomy via Axilla and Breast Approaches for Larger Goiters: Widening the Horizons

Table 3

Details of final histopathology.

Final HistopathologyGroup I (n=61)Group II (n=40)

Benign (Colloid/MNG/Follicular adenoma)5030
Lymphocytic thyroiditis23
Classical PTC31
FVPTC11
MIFTC12
WIFTC10
HCC01
Primary hyperplasia01
No evidence of malignancy31

MNG: multinodular goitre; PTC: papillary thyroid carcinoma; FVPTC: follicular variant of PTC; MIFTC: minimally invasive follicular thyroid carcinoma; WIFTC: widely invasive FTC; HCC: Hurthle cell carcinoma.