Table 2 Treatment and follow-up variables

Type of surgery

 Isthmectomy plus tracheostomy

2

8.3

 Total thyroidectomy

22

91.7

Lateral BND n = 11

 Modified

1

9.1

 Selective

10

90.9

Operative time (hours)

2.15 (2–4.25)

Largest tumor diameter (cm)

 Pathological

5 (3–8.25)

Extra-thyroidal extension

11

45.8

Lymphovascular emboli (LVE)

10

41.7

Lymph nodes

 Number retrieved.

11 (4–27)

 Number positive

0.5 (0–9)

Tumor staging

 T

  T2

12

50 

  T3

4

16.7

  T4

8

33.3 

  N1

10

41.7

  M1

7

29.1 

 Stage

  Stage 1

10

41.7 

  Stage 2

7

292.

  Stage 3

5

20.8 

  Stage 4

2

8.3

Postoperative complications

8

33.3

Postoperative Mortality

2

8.3

Adjuvant RAI therapy

15

62.5

Locoregional recurrence

10

41.7