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Table 5 Location of regional recurrence by neck dissecton type

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

Level IIa Disease

9 (4%)

2 (2%)

7 (6%)

0.18

Level IIb Disease

6 (3%)

5 (5%)

1 (1%)

0.097

Level III Disease

5 (2%)

3 (3%)

2 (2%)

0.66

Level IV Disease

8 (4%)

3 (3%)

5 (5%)

0.73

Level Va Disease

2 (1%)

1 (1%)

1 (1%)

1.00

Level Vb Disease

5 (2%)

2 (2%)

3 (3%)

1.00

Total Nodesa

2.5 (2.8)

2.8 (3.6)

2.2 (1.6)

0.73

Largest Nodea

1.5 (0.7)

1.4 (0.5)

1.7 (1)

0.47

  1. aMean (SD)