Table 1.
Clinical distribution of metastatic sCLNs status.
| Metastatic sCLNs | Initial diagnostic N-staging | Size (mm) | Level# | SWE EI (kPa) | Ultrasonography | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Emin | Emax | Emean | Hilum of lymph node | Blood flow | Echo | ||||
| 1 | N0 | 7 | IIa | 6.10 | 52.80 | 18.50 | No | Strip | Homogeneity |
| 2 | N0 | 7 | IIa | 8.90 | 56.00 | 25.10 | No | Spot | Homogeneity |
| 3 | N2 | 7 | Vb | 16.00 | 27.00 | 20.40 | No | No | Inhomogeneity |
| 4 | N0 | 9 | IIb | 0.40 | 71.30 | 35.50 | No | Periphery | Homogeneity |
| 5 | N1 | 6 | IIb | 21.40 | 55.80 | 33.30 | No | No | Homogeneity |
| 6 | N1 | 6 | IIa | 9.60 | 29.10 | 20.00 | No | No | Inhomogeneity |
| 7 | N1 | 6 | IIa | 16.10 | 35.40 | 20.10 | No | No | Inhomogeneity |
| 8 | N1 | 9 | IIa | 12.50 | 22.50 | 19.20 | No | Periphery | Homogeneity |
| 9 | N1 | 9 | IIb | 12.50 | 22.50 | 19.20 | No | No | Homogeneity |
Greatest short axis;
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According to the consensus guidelines of the lymph node levels; sCLNs, small cervical lymph nodes; EI, Elasticity indices; Emean, Mean elasticity values; Emin, Minimum elasticity values; Emax, Maximum elasticity values.