Table 2. Subgroup Analysis Showing Metastatic Patterns With Involvement of Level IV in Preoperative Patients With Clinically Node-Negative Necks.
Combination of Involved Neck Levels | Source | No. of Patients | Fixed-Effect Model (95% CI), % |
---|---|---|---|
I, II, III, IV | Khafif et al,15 2001 | 384 | 0 (0-0.75) |
Balasubramanian et al,16 2012 | |||
Mishra et al,18 2010 | |||
Dias et al,12 2006 | |||
Agarwal et al,22 2018 | |||
I, II, IV | Crean et al,13 2003 | 643 | 0.04 (0-0.63) |
Feng et al,17 2014 | |||
Mishra et al,18 2010 | |||
Guo et al,21 2014 | |||
Agarwal et al,22 2018 | |||
I, III, IV | Crean et al,13 2003 | 293 | 0 (0-0.23) |
Mishra et al,18 2010 | |||
Agarwal et al,22 2018 | |||
I, IV | Mishra et al,18 2010 | 320 | 0 (0-0.27) |
Brazilian Head and Neck Cancer Study Group,9 1998 | |||
Agarwal et al,22 2018 | |||
II, III, IV | Feng et al,17 2014 | 491 | 0 (0-0.37) |
Mishra,18 et al 2010 | |||
Vishak and Rohan,19 2014 | |||
Agarwal et al,22 2018 | |||
II, IV | Feng et al,17 2014 | 434 | 0 (0-0.35) |
Mishra et al,18 2010 | |||
Agarwal et al,22 2018 | |||
III, IV | Crean et al,13 2003 | 643 | 0 (0-0.23) |
Feng et al,17 2014 | |||
Mishra et al,18 2010 | |||
Guo et al,21 2014 | |||
Agarwal et al,22 2018 |