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Table 11 Relation between tumor location and the sites of skip metastasis

From: Risk factor analysis for predicting cervical lymph node metastasis in papillary thyroid carcinoma: a study of 966 patients

Tumor location

The site of skip metastasis

χ 2

P value

Level II

Level III

Level IV

Level V

     

6.689

0.674

Upper 1/3 of the lobe (n = 22 cases)

15

10

11

3

  

Middle 1/3 of the lobe (n = 2 cases)

1

1

2

1

  

Lower 1/3 of the lobe (n = 8 cases)

1

2

4

2

  

Isthmus (n = 4 cases)

1

1

3

1

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