Table 2 Preoperative image versus histopathologic findings.

From: Preoperative identification of low-risk medullary thyroid carcinoma: potential application to reduce total thyroidectomy

Histopathological finding

Preoperative image, number (%)

cN0

cN1a

cN1b

Total

pN0/Nx

52 (80.0)

1 (50.0)

1 (5.6)

54

pN1a

9 (13.8)

1 (50.0)

2 (11.1)

12

pN1b

4 (6.2)

0 (0.0)

15 (83.3)

19

Total

65

2

18

85

  1. Occult lymph node metastases are in bold.
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