Table 2 Number of metastatic LNs in the two groups
From: Lymph node metastasis of papillary thyroid carcinoma in the context of Hashimoto’s thyroiditis
HT | Non-HT | Pa | |
|---|---|---|---|
Central LNM | |||
Patients | 70 | 144 | |
Number of dissected LNs | 8.8 ± 4.9 | 7.2 ± 4.3 | 0.02 |
Number of metastasis LNs | 3.0 ± 2.4 | 4.3 ± 4.3 | 0.01 |
Ratio, metastasis/ dissected LNs | 0.38 ± 0.27 | 0.54 ± 0.33 | < 0.01 |
Lateral LNM | |||
Patients | 15 | 36 | |
Number of dissected LNs | 12.8 ± 6.9 | 13.9 ± 8.1 | 0.82 |
Number of metastasis LNs | 4.1 ± 2.5 | 4.3 ± 3.9 | 0.63 |
Ratio, metastasis/ dissected LNs | 0.32 ± 0.13 | 0.32 ± 0.17 | 0.97 |