Incidental Papillary Thyroid Microcarcinoma in an Endemic Goiter Area

Table 5

(a) Size distribution of 45 I-PTM foci. (b) Size distribution of 45 I-PTM foci.

(a)

Size	Right lobe	Left lobe	Total
0–5 mm	11	18	29 (64.4%)
6–10 mm	9	7	16 (35.6%)
Total	20	25	45

I-PTM: incidental papillary thyroid microcancer.

(b)

Size	Right lobe	Left lobe	Total
0–3 mm	8	11	19 (42.2%)
4–6 mm	4	9	13 (28.9%)
7–10 mm	8	5	13 (28.9%)
Total	20	25	45

I-PTM: incidental papillary thyroid microcancer.