Table 1 Epidemiological and clinical variables
Characteristic | N | % |
|---|---|---|
Age (years) | 54.5 (SD:13) | Â |
Sex | ||
 Male | 9 | 37.5 |
 Female | 15 | 62.5 |
Comorbidity | 13 | 54.2 |
 Diabetes | 9 | 37.5 |
 Hypertension | 8 | 33.3 |
Complaint | ||
 Neck swelling | 22 | 91.7 |
 Pain | 2 | 8.3 |
 Compression symptoms | 13 | 54.2 |
 Hoarseness of voice | 4 | 16.7 |
Site | ||
 Right lobe | 3 | 12.5 |
 Left lobe | 7 |  29.2 |
 Isthmus | 13 |  54.4 |
 Both lobes | 1 |  4.2 |
Focality | ||
 Unifocal | 13 | 54.2 |
 Multifocal | 11 | 45.8 |
Largest tumor diameter (cm) | ||
 Radiological | 4.25 (2.58–6.38) |  |
Indirect Laryngoscopy | ||
 Not registered | 10 | 41.7 |
 Unilateral / Fixed | 2 | 8.3 |
 Bilateral / Mobile | 11 | 45.8 |
 Bilateral / Fixed | 1 | 4.2 |
TI-RADs (n = 10) | ||
 TI-RAD 4 | 6 | 60 |
 TI-RAD 5 | 4 | 40 |
Preoperative FNAC (Bethesda system) n = 19 | ||
 Category I (nondiagnostic) | 1 | 5.3 |
 Category II (benign) | 2 | 10.5 |
 Category III (atypia of undetermined significance) | 5 | 26.3 |
 Category IV (suspicious for follicular neoplasm) | 5 | 26.3 |
 Category V (suspicious for malignancy) | 5 | 26.3 |
 Category VI (malignant) | 1 | 5.3 |
Suspicious LN | ||
 Laterality of suspicious LN | 13 | 54.2 |
 Ipsilateral | 5 | 38.5 |
 Bilateral | 8 | 61.5 |