Table 2 Frequency of postoperative risk factors in those, who reasonably underwent total thyoroidectomy
From: Comparison of surgical strategies in the treatment of low-risk differentiated thyroid cancer
Postoperative risk factors in n = 66 patients | Men (n = 16) | Women (n = 50) | Total (n = 66) | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Lymph node metastasis | 8 | 50,0% | 23 | 46,0% | 31 | 47,0% |
Positive surgical margin | 6 | 37,5% | 17 | 34,0% | 23 | 34,8% |
Extrathyroidal extension | 4 | 25,0% | 14 | 28,0% | 18 | 27,3% |
Angioinvasion | 4 | 25,0% | 13 | 26,0% | 17 | 25,8% |
Bilateral tumor | 5 | 31,3% | 7 | 14,0% | 12 | 18,2% |
Aggressive variant | 1 | 6,3% | 8 | 16,0% | 9 | 13,6% |
Total | 28 | 25,4% | 82 | 74,6% | 110 | 100,0% |