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Predictive factors of lateral multiple-level metastasis in PTMC patients.
| Variables | OR (95% CI) | P |
| Multifocality | 2.22 (0.92–5.37) | 0.077 |
| ETE | 5.79 (1.36–24.59) | 0.017 |
| CPLN ≥ 5 | 1.88 (0.74–4.76) | 0.18 |
| CLNR ≥ 0.61 | 6.18 (2.53–15.09) | <0.001 |
ETE, extrathyroidal extension; LNM, lymph node metastasis; CPLN, central positive lymph nodes; CLNR, central metastatic lymph node ratio.
