Table 4.

Simplified risk score and risk stratification.

	Total (n=653)			Lateral group (n=540)				Central group (n=113)
Score	No. of Malignant	No. of LNs	Malignancy Rate, %	No. of Malignant	No. of LNs	Malignancy Rate, %		No. of Malignant	No. of LNs	Malignancy Rate, %	Risk stratification	Suggestion
0-2	19	179	10.61	13	147		8.84	6	32	18.75	Low suspicion	Follow up
3-5	103	204	50.49	80	157		50.56	23	47	48.94	Intermediate suspicion	FNA
≥6	229	270	84.81	201	236		85.17	28	34	82.35	High suspicion	FNA or surgery