[Retracted] Unilateral Multifocality and Bilaterality Could Be Two Different Multifocal Entities in Patients with Papillary Thyroid Microcarcinoma
Table 5
Predicting values of different multifocality status on neck metastasis.
Univariate
Multivariate
OR (95% CI)
value
(SE)
value
OR (95% CI)
CNM
Age (<45 vs. ≥45)
0.374 (0.280-0.499)
<0.001
-1.033
<0.001
0.356 (0.264-0.480)
Gender (male vs. female)
1.719 (1.249-2.365)
0.001
0.632
<0.001
1.882 (1.339-2.645)
Tumor size (cm)
2.356 (1.768-3.139)
<0.001
0.833
<0.001
2.300 (1.705-3.102)
Capsular invasion
1.534 (1.087-2.163)
0.014
/
/
/
Extrathyroidal invasion
3.648 (1.495-8.898)
0.002
0.359
0.03
1.432 (1.036-1.979)
Univocal bilateralitya
1.030 (0.632-1.678)
0.905
/
/
/
Unilateral multifocalityb
1.423 (0.867-2.334)
0.161
/
/
/
Bilaterality plus unilateral multifocalityc
1.756 (1.111-2.775)
0.015
0.6
0.015
1.823 (1.122-2.961)
LNM
Gender (female vs. male)
1.921 (1.009-3.655)
0.043
/
/
/
Tumor size (≤0.5 vs. >0.5 cm)
4.146 (1.906-9.019)
<0.001
1.137
0.005
3.117 (1.413-6.879)
Univocal bilateralitya
1.030 (0.632-1.678)
0.905
/
/
/
Unilateral multifocalityb
1.423 (0.867-2.334)
0.161
/
/
/
Bilaterality plus unilateral multifocalityc
1.756 (1.111-2.775)
0.015
/
/
/
Three kinds of multifocality forms were included in multivariate analysis along with other clinicopathological factors, which were significantly correlated with CNM or LNM in univariate analysis. aSingle lesion in each lobe. bUnilateral multifocality. cUnilateral multifocality and bilaterality coexist.
