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 Gui1ABCDEF, Zhihong Wang1AG*, Jingzhe Xiang1C, Wei Sun1ACDG, Liang He1A, Wenwu Dong1A, Jiapeng Huang1A, Dalin Zhang1A, Chengzhou Lv1A, Yuan Qin1A, Ting Zhang1A, Liang Shao1A, Ping Zhang1A, Hao Zhang1ADOI: 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. |