Characteristics | (N=51) |
---|---|
Median age, years(range) | 44(12-81) |
Gender | male 8 |
 | female 43 |
Affected side | right 26 |
 | left 24 |
 | both 1 |
Fine needle aspiration cytology | diagnosable 18 |
 | unable to diagnosis 13 |
 | not performed 14 |
 | unknown 6 |
Pathology | thyroid tissue 28 |
 | adenomatous goiter 12 |
 | follicular adenoma 7 |
 | no pathology 4 |
Normal thyroid gland | present 34 (hypoplastic 3) |
 | not present 17 |
Treatment | resection 39 |
 | internal irradiation 1 |
 | observation 8 |
 | unknown 3 |
Thyroid replacement therapy | Yes 18 (total thyroidectomy 9) |
 | previously treated 2 |
 | No 25 |
 | unknown 6 |