22 December 2020>: Clinical Research
Comparison of Outcomes Following Thyroid Isthmusectomy, Unilateral Thyroid Lobectomy, and Total Thyroidectomy in Patients with Papillary Thyroid Microcarcinoma of the Thyroid Isthmus: A Retrospective Study at a Single Center
Zhiqiang Gui ABCDEF , Zhihong Wang AG* , Jingzhe Xiang C , Wei Sun ACDG , Liang He A , Wenwu Dong A , Jiapeng Huang A , Dalin Zhang A , Chengzhou Lv A , Yuan Qin A , Ting Zhang A , Liang Shao A , Ping Zhang A , Hao Zhang ADOI: 10.12659/MSM.927407
Med Sci Monit 2020; 26:e927407
Table 3 The relationship between tumor location and the region of LN* metastasis.
Region of LN metastasis | Tumor location | χ2 value | P value | |
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Center of isthmus | Isthmus deviated to one side | |||
Prelaryngeal LN metastasis | 5 | 8 | 0.868 | 0.780 |
Pretracheal LN metastasis | 7 | 6 | ||
Paratracheal LN metastasis | 7 | 6 | ||
* LN metastasis – lymph node metastasis. |