TABLE 2

Morphological characteristics of lymph nodes

MorphologyTotalBenignMalignant
Lymph nodes740 (100)270 (36.4)463 (62.5)
Shape   
 Triangular50 (6.78)43/50 (89.58)5/50 (10.42)
 Round/oval687 (93.22)226/687 (33.09)457/687 (66.91)
Size   
 <10 mm311 (42.03)133/311 (43.46)173/311 (56.54)
 ≥10 mm429 (57.97)137/429 (32.08)290/429 (67.92)
Margin   
 Defined668 (91.01)238/668 (35.84)426/668 (64.16)
 Ill-defined66 (8.99)30/66 (46.88)34/66 (53.13)
Central vessel   
 Present102 (13.8)71/102 (71.00)29/102 (29.00)
 Absent636 (85.95)199/636 (31.44)434/636 (68.56)
Echogenicity   
 Uniform664 (89.73)243/664 (36.82)417/664 (63.18)
 Hyper- or hypoechoic73 (10.27)26/73 (36.62)45/73 (63.38)
  • Data are presented as n (%) or n/N (%).