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. 2021 Sep 5;13(9):e17741. doi: 10.7759/cureus.17741

Table 11. Distribution of the pattern of lymph node involvement with contrast CT, intraoperative and histopathological findings.

Lymph nodes dissected Cervical lymph nodes Thoracic lymph nodes Abdominal lymph nodes Total
Contrast CT findings 0 10 (32.3%) 3 (9.7%) 13 (41.9%)
Intraoperative findings 7 (22.6%) 16 (51.6%) 6 (19.4%) 29 (93.5%)
Histopathological findings 2 (6.5%) 13 (41.9%) 10 (32.2%) 25 (80.6%)
Accuracy of CT with histopathological findings 0% 76.9% 30% 52%