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Table 3 The association between characteristics of the cohort and the positive number of the contralateral central cervical lymph node for unilateral cancer

From: Patterns of lymph node metastasis in level IIB and contralateral level VI for papillary thyroid carcinoma with pN1b and safety of low collar extended incision for neck dissection in level II

Clinical characters

Number(%)

Contralateral central lymph node positive Number(%)

P value

Gender

 Female

66(60.0)

32(48.5)

0.041

 Male

44(40.0)

30(68.2)

 

Age

  < 55

103(93.6)

58(56.3)

0.966

  >  = 55

7(6.4)

4(57.1)

 

BMI

  <  = 23.9

63(57.3)

33(52.4)

0.329

  > 23.9

47(42.7)

29(61.7)

 

Multifocality

 No

85(77.3)

48(56.5)

0.967

 Yes

25(22.7)

14(56.0)

 

T stage

  

0.794

 T1,2,3a

106(96.4)

60(56.6)

 

 T3b,4a,4b

4(3.6)

2(50.0)

 

Ipsilateral central cervical lymphatic metastasis

 No

24(21.8)

11(45.8)

0.239

 Yes

86(78.2)

51(59.3)

 

Contralateral central cervical lymph node

 No

48(43.6)

  

 Yes

62(56.4)

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