Table 2 Comparisons of clinicopathologic variables between the solitary (SLNM) and multiple (MLNM) lateral compartment metastases
From: Solitary lateral neck node metastasis in papillary thyroid carcinoma
Variables | Lateral compartment metastasis | P value | |
|---|---|---|---|
Group I (SLNM) | Group II (MLNM) | ||
(n = 51) | (n = 190) | ||
Age (years) | 42.9 ± 12.0 | 44.2 ± 12.7 | 0.526 |
≥ 45 | 18 (35.3%) | 90 (47.4%) | 0.154 |
< 45 | 33 (64.7%) | 100 (52.66%) | |
Sex (male/female) | 14 (27.5%)/37 (72.5%) | 53 (27.9%)/137 (72.1%) | 0.950 |
Tumor size (cm) | 1.03 ± 0.59 | 1.35 ± 1.05 | 0.037 |
> 1 cm | 20 (39.2%) | 117 (61.6%) | 0.006 |
≤ 1 cm | 31 (60.8%) | 73 (38.4%) | |
Multifocality | 211 (41.2%) | 63 (33.2%) | 0.322 |
Bilaterality | 10 (19.6%) | 34 (17.9%) | 0.839 |
Thyroiditis | 14 (27.5%) | 57 (30.0%) | 0.863 |
Capsular invasion | 32 (62.7%) | 159 (83.7%) | 0.002 |
Harvested lateral neck node | 29.4 ± 11.0 | 30.3 ± 9.5 | 0.574 |
Central compartment metastases | 31 (60.8%) | 142 (74.7%) | 0.049 |
Skip metastasis | 20 (39.2%) | 48 (25.3%) | 0.049 |
Maximal lymph node size (cm) | 0.40 ± 0.38 | 1.03 ± 0.60 | <0.001 |
> 0.7 | 12 (23.5%) | 132 (69.5%) | < 0.001 |
≤ 0.7 | 39 (76.5%) | 58 (30.5%) | |