TABLE 1

Demographics, Histology, and Clinical Presentation for 51 Patients

Characteristic	No. of patients	Percentage of patients
Sex
Female	32	60.8
Male	19	39.2
Total	51	100.0
Age
8–10 y old	3	5.9
11–15 y old	16	31.4
16–20 y old	32	62.7
Total	51	100.0
Histology
Papillary	48	94.1
Follicular	3	5.9
Total	51	100.0
TNM
T
TX	4	7.8
TX(m)^*	1	2.0
Total TX	5	9.8
T1a	4	7.8
T1a(m)^*	2	3.9
T1b	4	7.8
T1b(m)^*	2	3.9
Total T1	12	23.4
T2	14	27.5
T2(m)^*	3	5.9
Total T2	17	33.4
T3	5	9.8
T3(m)^*	0	0
Total T3	5	9.8
T4a	8	15.7
T4a(m)^*	3	5.9
T4b	1	2.0
T4b(m)^*	0	0
Total T4	12	23.6
All T patients	51	100.0
N
N0	17	33.3
N1a	8	15.7
N1b	26	51.0
All N patients	51	100.0
M
M0	44	86.3
M1	7	13.7
All M patients	51	100.0
Clinical stage
I	44	86.3
II	7	13.7
Total	51	100.0

↵* m = tumor multifocality.