Demographic variables
| Gender | |
| Male | 5 (28%) |
| Female | 13 (72%) |
| Age | |
| Mean | 14.7 years |
| Range | 6-18 years |
| Pubertal status | |
| Prepubertal | 5 (38%) |
| Postpubertal | 13 (62%) |
| Clinical presentation | |
| Lymphadenopathy | 7 (39%) |
| Thyroid swelling | 18 (100%) |
| Radiological evaluation | |
| Ultrasonography (USG) neck | 18 (100%) |
| Computed tomography (CT) chest | 3 (16.6%) |
| USG guided fine needle aspiration cytology (FNAC) | 18 (100%) |
| Surgery | |
| Total thyroidectomy | 17 (94.4%) |
| Hemithyroidectomy | 1 (5.6%) |
| Neck dissection | |
| Central neck dissection | 7 (38.9%) |
| Central and unilateral neck dissection | 3 (16.7%) |
| Central and bilateral neck dissection | 5 (27.7%) |
| None | 3 (16.7%) |
| Histology | |
| Papillary – classic | 14 (77.9%) |
| Follicular | 3 (16.6%) |
| Diffuse sclerosing | 1 (5.5%) |
| Extension | |
| Thyroid only | 8 (44.4%) |
| Cervical node involvement | 10 (55.5%) |
| Lung | 3 (16.6%) |
| Radioiodine therapy | |
| Yes | 15 (83.3%) |
| No | 3 (16.7%) |