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Table 1 Clinicopathologic characteristics of 243 patients who underwent total thyroidectomy and cervical lymph node dissection

From: Clinical predictors of right upper paraesophageal lymph node metastasis from papillary thyroid carcinoma

Variables

 

Results(n = 243)

Age

<45

88(36.2%)

 

≥45

155(63.8%)

Gender

Male

43(17.7%)

 

Female

200(82.3%)

Tumor size

<1 cm

128(52.7%)

 

≥1 cm

115(47.3%)

Tumor location

Left

78(32.1%)

 

Right

101(41.6%)

 

Isthmus

6(2.4%)

 

Both

58(23.9%)

 Solitary lesion

Upper

37(15.2%)

 

Middle

81(33.3%)

 

Lower

43(17.7%)

 

Isthmus

6(2.5%)

 Multifocal lesion

Both lobes

58(23.9%)

 

Affected lobe

14(5.8%)

Multiplicity

(−)

160(65.8%)

 

(+)

83(34.2%)

Extrathyroidal extension

(−)

101(41.6%)

 

(+)

142(58.4%)

Node metastasis

(−)

123(50.6%)

 

(+)

120(49.4%)

Right upper paraesophageal metastasis

(−)

229(94.2%)

 

(+)

14(5.8%)

Retrieved central lymph nodes

Mean(95%CIa)

8.3210(7.6611-8.9808)

Metastatic central lymph nodes

Mean(95%CIa)

1.5556(1.2071-1.9040)

Retrieved lateral lymph nodes

Mean(95%CIa)

19.8333(17.2426-22.4241)

Metastatic lateral lymph nodes

Mean(95%CIa)

1.9167(1.3089-2.5244)

  1. aCI: confidence interval.