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World J Clin Cases. Jan 14, 2022; 10(2): 492-501
Published online Jan 14, 2022. doi: 10.12998/wjcc.v10.i2.492
Published online Jan 14, 2022. doi: 10.12998/wjcc.v10.i2.492
Table 1 Ultrasonographic findings of cervical lymph node metastases in positive and negative patients, n (%)
| Pathological results | n | Cortical centripetal thickening | Hypoechogenicity of cortex and medulla | Long diameter/short diameter < 2 | Partial liquefaction or fusion of the lymph nodes | Rich internal blood supply | Hilum deletion | ||||||
| Yes | No | Yes | No | Yes | No | Yes | No | Yes | No | Yes | No | ||
| Positive cervical lymph node metastasis | 124 | 69 (55.65) | 55 (44.35) | 55 (44.35) | 69 (55.65) | 67 (54.03) | 57 (45.97) | 39 (31.45) | 85 (68.55) | 63 (50.81) | 61 (49.19) | 32 (25.81) | 92 (74.19) |
| Negative cervical lymph node metastasis | 85 | 34 (40.00) | 51 (60.00) | 26 (30.59) | 59 (69.41) | 30 (35.29) | 55 (64.71) | 14 (16.47) | 71 (83.53) | 31(36.47) | 54 (63.53) | 11 (12.94) | 74 (87.06) |
| χ2 value | 4.939 | 4.027 | 7.120 | 5.980 | 4.188 | 5.108 | |||||||
| P value | 0.026 | 0.045 | 0.008 | 0.014 | 0.041 | 0.024 | |||||||
- Citation: Zhang LY, Chen Y, Ao YZ. Value of thyroglobulin combined with ultrasound-guided fine-needle aspiration cytology for diagnosis of lymph node metastasis of thyroid carcinoma. World J Clin Cases 2022; 10(2): 492-501
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- DOI: https://dx.doi.org/10.12998/wjcc.v10.i2.492