Table 1 Patient characteristics
|  | n = 245 |
|---|---|
Sex | |
 Male (%) | 149 (60.81%) |
 Female (%) | 96 (39.18%) |
Age (years, Mean ± SD, range) | 61.59 ± 11.85 (26–86) |
Lymph node size(cm) (Mean ± SD, range) | 2.27 ± 0.69 (0.8–4.7) |
TBNA passes (Mean ± SD, range) | 4.54 ± 1.02 (3–6) |