Table 7 The number of patients who underwent surgery and the biopsy results after surgery (N = 172)
Variable | N | % |
|---|---|---|
Surgery ordered | ||
Yes | 204 | 37.1 |
No | 346 | 62.9 |
Surgery done | ||
Yes | 172 | 84.3 |
No | 19 | 9.3 |
Lost to follow up | 13 | 6.4 |
Biopsy result | ||
Benign | 87 | 50.6 |
Malignant | 76 | 44.2 |
Borderline (premalignant) | 9 | 5.2 |
Benign tumors | ||
Follicular adenoma | 7 | 77.8 |
Hurthle cell adenoma | 2 | 22.2 |
Borderline | ||
NIFTP | 2 | 22.2 |
Follicular tumor of unknown malignant potential | 3 | 33.3 |
Well differentiated tumor of unknown malignant potential | 4 | 44.4 |
Malignant type | ||
PTC classic variant | 27 | 35.5 |
PTC follicular variant | 15 | 19.7 |
PTC encapsulated follicular variant | 2 | 2.6 |
PTC microcarcinoma | 10 | 13.2 |
FTC minimally invasive | 10 | 13.2 |
FTC widely invasive | 8 | 10.5 |
Medullary cancer | 3 | 3.9 |
Lymphoma | 1 | 1.3 |