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. 2021 Jul 13;19:211. doi: 10.1186/s12957-021-02326-y

Table 6.

Relationships between central lymph node metastasis, tumor diameter, and the BRAFV600E mutation status

Tumor diameter
(mm)
BRAFV600E mutation Central lymph node metastasis Statistic value P
Total Yes No
n (%) n (%) n (%)
 ≤ 5 Positive 210 (85) 72 (35) 138 (65) 6.822 0.009
Negative 38 (15) 6 (16) 32 (84)
 5~ Positive 300 (93) 140 (47) 160 (53) 0.863 0.353
Negative 22 (7) 12 (55) 10 (45)
 10~ Positive 311 (83) 224 (72) 87 (28) 2.549 0.110
Negative 62 (17) 51 (82) 11 (18)