Table 1 Univariate Analysis of Clinical characteristics of Patients with or without CCLNM

From: Conventional US, elastography and contrast enhanced US features of papillary thyroid microcarcinoma predict central compartment lymph node metastases

Characteristics

CCLNM

P Value

Yes(n = 39)

No(n = 88)

Male sex

12

25

0.787

TTD, cm

0.78 ± 0.48

0.65 ± 0.35

0.107

Age≤45 y

30 (76.9)

42(47.8)

0.002

Tumor size ≥ 0.5 cm

33

65

0.183

Multifocality

4

6

0.507

Extrathyroidal extension

6

14

0.94

Hashimoto thyroiditis

4

16

0.258

Distant metastasis

0

0

 
  1. CCLNM, central compartment lymph node metastases.
  2. TTD: total tumor diameter.
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