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Table 2 Lymph node metastasis type in 1773 PTC patients

From: PTC located in the upper pole is more prone to lateral lymph node metastasis and skip metastasis

 

Upper pole group

Non-upper pole group

P value

C−L−

160 (25.64%)

277 (24.11%)

<0.001

C + L−

129 (20.67%)

384 (33.42%)

 

C−L+

97 (15.54%)

42 (3.66%)

 

C + L+

238 (38.14%)

446 (38.82%)

 
  1. C−L− central lymph node negative with lateral lymph node negative, C + L− central lymph node positive with lateral lymph node negative, C−L+ central lymph node negative with lateral lymph node positive, C + L+ central lymph node positive with lateral lymph node positive
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World Journal of Surgical Oncology

ISSN: 1477-7819

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