Table 2. Histopathological correlation between upper and lower cervical nodes groups in the comprehensive lateral neck dissection (LND) at neck side in the 24 patients (19 cases of differentiated thyroid carcinoma and 6 cases of medullary thyroid carcinoma).

Total LND: 30 (20 in DTC, 10 in MTC†)	LND+: 27 (20 in DTC, 7 in MTC†)	LND−: 4 (1 in DTC, 3 in MTC†)
IIIA/IIB− and III/IV/V−	0 (0 DTC)	4 (1 DTC, 3 MTC)
IIA/IIB+ and III/IV/V−	0 (0 DTC)	0 (0 DTC 0 MTC)
IIA/IIB− and III/IV/V+	13 (10 DTC, 3 MTC)	0 (0 DTC, 0 MTC)
IIA/IIB+ and III/IV/V+	14 (10 DTC, 4 MTC)	0 (0 DTC, 0 MTC)

^†, one patient had simultaneously medullary thyroid carcinoma and differentiated thyroid carcinoma. He had one LND which was positive for DTC (IIA and IV) and negative for MTC. +, positive; −, negative. DTC, differentiated thyroid carcinoma; MTC, medullary thyroid carcinoma.