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===Lymph nodes=== | |||
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!N stage | |||
!Criteria | |||
!Comment | |||
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| pN0 | |||
| negative for lymph node metastasis | |||
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| pN1a | |||
| metastasis to level IV | |||
| level IV = pretracheal, paratracheal, prelaryngeal/Delphian, perithyroidal | |||
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| pN1b | |||
| metastasis to level I, II, III, IV, V, or retropharyngeal, mediastinal lymph nodes (VII) | |||
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Note: | |||
*Level IV = central neck dissection. | |||
==See also== | ==See also== | ||
*[[Thyroid gland]]. | *[[Thyroid gland]]. | ||