Table 1 Patients characteristics
From: Determination of calcium and parathyroid hormone levels following hemithyroidectomy
Characteristics | n (%) |
|---|---|
Total patients | 53 |
Male | 15 (28.3) |
Female | 38 (71.7) |
Surgical indication | |
Bethesda category IV | 23 (43.4) |
Nodule size increase | 20 (37.7) |
Compressive symptoms | 6 (11.3) |
Hyperfunction | 2 (3.8) |
Recurrent cyst | 2 (3.8) |
Lobectomy | |
Right | 25 (47.2) |
Left | 28 (52.8) |
Definitive anatomopathological diagnosis | |
Hyperplasia | 25 (47.2) |
Follicular adenoma | 20 (37.7) |
Hashimoto's thyroiditis | 4 (7.5) |
Thyroid carcinoma | 4 (7.5) |
Average age patients | 52.8 years (SD=14.3) |