Table 1 General information of all 198 patients with medullary thyroid carcinoma
Variables | Value |
|---|---|
Sex (n,[%]) | |
Male | 87 (43.9%) |
Female | 111 (56.1%) |
Age (years) | 47.4 ± 12.6 |
Symptom (n) | |
Neck discomfort | 15 |
Dysphagia | 5 |
Hoarseness | 4 |
Headache | 4 |
Dyspnea | 3 |
Diarrhea | 3 |
Palpitations | 3 |
Weakness | 3 |
Asymptomatic | 158 |
Classification (n,[%]) | |
Hereditary | 32 (16.2%) |
Sporadic | 166 (83.8%) |
Scope of surgery (n,[%]) | |
Total thyroidectomy with central and lateral lymph node dissection | 110 (55.6%) |
Total thyroidectomy with central lymph node dissection | 88 (44.4%) |