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Published in final edited form as: J Surg Res. 2021 Apr 8;264:230–235. doi: 10.1016/j.jss.2021.02.035

Table 4 –

Post operation data for patients with cN0^a papillary thyroid carcinoma.

Post operation Data	CND(+)^b	CND(−)^b	P value
Follow-up Thyroglobulin (ng/mL)			0.495
Mean	0.565	10.63
Std. Error of Mean	0.88	76.4
Evidence of Recurrence or Distant Metastasis	8%	4%	0.105
Evidence of Persistent Disease	8%	5%	0.069
Mortality within 30 days of Surgery	0%	0%

cN0 = no clinically-evident nodal metastasis

CND = central neck dissection