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Table 1 Patient demographics and clinical characteristics (n = 241)

From: Solitary lateral neck node metastasis in papillary thyroid carcinoma

Characteristics

Results

Age (mean and range)

43.9 ± 12.5 (16 to 76)

≥ 45 years

108 (44.8%)

< 45 years

133 (55.2%)

Sex (male/female)

67/174 (27.8%/72.2%)

Tumor size (cm, mean)

1.28 ± 0.97

> 1 cm

137 (56.8%)

≤ 1 cm

104 (43.2%)

Multifocality

 

Yes/No

84 (34.9%)/157 (65.1%)

Bilaterality

 

Yes/No

44 (18.3%)/197 (81.7%)

Capsular invasion

 

Yes/No

191 (79.3%)/50 (20.7%)

Thyroiditis

 

Yes/No

71 (29.5%)/170 (70.5%)

Central compartment metastases

173 (71.8%)

Skip metastases

68 (28.2%)

Solitary lymph node involvement

51 (21.2%)

Maximal lymph node size (cm, mean, and range)

0.91 ± 0.62 (0.01 to 3.8 cm)