| Variable | Value (%) |
| Total patient number | 69 |
| Male/Female | 16/53 |
| Median age [range] | 41 [19 - 78] |
| Pathology |
|
| Papillary | 44 (63.7%) |
| Follicular variant papillary | 15 (21.7%) |
| Follicular | 10 (14.6%) |
| Tumor size (cm) | 2 (0.1 - 11) |
| Capsular invasion | 29 (45.3%) |
| No capsular invasion | 40 (54.7%) |
| Tumor multifocality | 19 (27.5%) |
| Tumor non multifocality | 50 (72.5%) |
| Clinically detected LNs | 28 (40.6%) |
| Clinically non detected LNs | 41 (59.4%) |
| U/S significant LNs | 26 (37.7%) |
| U/S non-significant LNs | 43 (63.3%) |
| Pathologically positive LNs | 22 (32%) |
| Pathologically negative LNs | 47 (68%) |