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Table 1 Clinicopathological characteristics of the patients with thyroid nodule

From: Analysis of BRAFV600E mutation and DNA methylation improves the diagnostics of thyroid fine needle aspiration biopsies

Characteristics

   No. of patients in training group (%)

   No. of patients in test group (%)

PTC (n =42)

Benign (n =37)

PTC (n =20)

Benign (n =18)

Pathological subtypes

    

 PTC

42 (100)

--

20 (100)

--

 Nodular goiter

--

26 (70.27)

--

14 (77.78)

 Thyroid adenoma

--

11 (29.73)

--

4 (22.23)

Gender

    

 Male

12 (28.57)

9 (24.32)

3 (15.00)

2 (11.11)

 Female

30 (71.43)

28 (75.68)

17 (85.00)

16 (88.89)

Age, years

    

 Mean

45.16

40.31

41.33

40.20

 SD

13.17

13.01

12.79

10.45

Tumor/nodule size (cm3)

    

 ≤ 3

32 (76.19)

18 (48.65)

14 (70.00)

7 (38.89)

 3-5

9 (21.43)

14 (37.84)

6 (30.00)

9 (50.00)

 ≥5

1 (2.38)

5 (13.51)

0

2 (11.11)

Tumor invasion

    

 Yes

14 (33.33)

--

14 (70.00)

--

 No

28 (66.67)

--

6 (30.00)

--

Lymph node metastasis

    

 Yes

22 (52.38)

--

15 (75.00)

--

 No

20 (47.62)

--

5 (25.00)

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