Clinical Study

Prognosis of Patients with Papillary Thyroid Carcinoma Located in One Lobe Showing Lateral Node Metastasis in the Contralateral but Not Ipsilateral Compartment

Table 1

Backgrounds and preoperative evaluation of 13 patients with contralateral but not ipsilateral N1b.

Case numberGenderAgeTumor size (cm)Tumor multicentricityBenign nodules at contralateral sideCentral node metastasisN1b size (cm)

1Female263.0NoNoNo0.7
2Female541.1NoYesNo0.8
3Male553.3NoNoYes1.5
4Male244.5NoNoYes0.9
5Female461.6YesNoYes1.9
6Female690.7NoNoNo1.6
7Male531.4YesNoNo2.2
8Male571.9NoNoNo0.6
9Male452.0NoNoNo1.0
10Male503.0NoYesYes0.8
11Female600.8YesYesNo1.6
12Female671.9YesYesYes3.1
13Male710.9NoNoNo1.9