Pathological characteristics | No | % |
Histopathologic subtype |
|
|
Follicular | 19 | 11 |
Papillary | 155 | 89 |
Size of the tumor |
|
|
Range (cm) | 2 - 7 |
|
Median (cm) | 2.6 |
|
<2 cm | 8 | 5 |
2 - 3 cm* | 92 | 53 |
3 - 4 cm | 53 | 30 |
>4 cm | 21 | 12 |
Capsular invasion |
|
|
Absent | 120 | 69 |
Present | 54 | 31 |
Extra thyroid soft tissue invasion |
|
|
Absent | 152 | 87 |
Microscopic | 8 | 5 |
Macroscopic** | 14 | 8 |