Table 4 Influence of unintentional thymus resection on incidental parathyroidectomy, positive and total numbers of lymph node in patients undergoing central lymph node dissection during total thyroidectomy for thyroid malignancy
N = 472 | Thymus tissue (n = 70) | No thymus tissue (n = 402) | P value | OR (95% CI) | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Incidental parathyroidectomy | 143 (30.3%) | 29 (41.4%) | 114 (28.4%) | 0.0281 | 1.79 (1.06–3.02) |
Total number of LNa | 5.4 ± 6.9 | 5.1 ± 4.6 | 5.5 ± 7.8 | 0.579 | |
Positive LNa | 1.4 ± 2.6 | 1.5 ± 3.1 | 1.3 ± 2.4 | 0.432 |