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Table 3 Patient Population With Lymph Node Metastases

From: Papillary thyroid microcarcinoma: the significance of high risk features

Pt

Age

Size mm

Histology

Bilateral

Multifocal

ETE

LN Mets

Dis

Mets

7

< 45

9

PTMC

+

1

< 45

8

PTMCvF

+

+

+

8

45

6

PTMC

+

3

≥ 45

5

PTMC

+

+

+

2

≥ 45

3

PTMCvS

+

+

+

5

< 45

3

PTMC

+

+

6

≥ 45

3

PTMCvF

+

+

+

+

4

≥ 45

2.5

PTMCvS

+

+

9

45

2

PMTCvF

+

  1. Pt patient, Bilateral bilaterality, Multifocal multifocality, ETE extra-thyroidal extension, LN Mets lymph node metastasis, Dis Mets distant metastasis, PTMC papillary thyroid microcarcinoma, vF variant follicular, vS variant sclerosing
  2. +, present; -, absent
  3. Bold values, LN metastasis in absence of any other high risk features