Bridging the deficit: Assessing knowledge gaps in thyroid cancer management amongst physicians in the Democratic Republic of Congo

Table 3 Respondents’ management of thyroid cancer, n (%)

Question	Correct answer	Incorrect answer	Total
Time for repeat fine-needle aspiration in the case of Bethesda 1	163 (44.2)	206 (55.8)	369
Complications of thyroid carcinoma surgery	36 (9.8)	333 (90.2)	369
Types of thyroid cancer requiring radiotherapy after surgery in the presence of metastases	19 (5.1)	350 (94.9)	369
Management of hypothyroidism post-thyroidectomy	198 (53.7)	171 (46.3)	369
Management of hypoparathyroidism post-thyroidectomy	226 (61.2)	143 (38.8)	369
Treatment of anaplastic thyroid cancer	24 (6.5)	345 (93.5)	369
Stopping levothyroxine before iodine uptake for detecting metastases	222 (60.2)	147 (39.8)	369
EU-TIRADS grades indicating surgery without fine-needle aspiration results	175 (47.4)	194 (52.6)	369
True or false: Medullary thyroid cancer is sensitive to iodine and can be treated with it	166 (45)	203 (55)	369
Organs most commonly affected by metastases in thyroid carcinoma	19 (5.1)	350 (94.9)	369

EU-TIRADS: European Thyroid Imaging Reporting and Data System.