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Table 1 Neck dissection specimen pathology

From: Patterns of regional recurrence in papillary thyroid cancer patients with lateral neck metastases undergoing neck dissection

 

Full Sample

(n = 204)

Comprehensive

(n = 94)

Selective

(n = 110)

P-value

Extracapsular Extension (ECE)

49 (24%)

22 (23%)

27 (25%)

0.87

Positive Nodesa

5.9 (4.8)

6.7 (5.5)

5.2 (4.1)

0.03

Total Nodesa

31 (17.3)

34.8 (18)

27.8 (16)

0.004

Nodal Ratio

21.6%

21.1%

21.9%

0.74

Nodal Size (cm)a

2.5 (1.2)

2.7 (1.3)

2.4 (1.1)

0.12

  1. aMean (SD)
  2. Significant p values are captured in bold