Accuracy of sentinel lymph node mapping in detecting occult neck metastasis in papillary thyroid carcinoma

ABSTRACT Objectives: The objectives of this study were to evaluate the following: 1) the accuracy of sentinel lymph node mapping (SLNM) in detecting metastasis in papillary thyroid carcinoma (PTC), and 2) if SLNM could modify the American Joint Committee on Cancer (AJCC) staging of previous cN0 PTC...

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Main Authors: Jose Higino Steck, Elaine Stabenow, Gustavo Baldove Bettoni, Samuel Steck, Claudio Roberto Cernea
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Brazilian Society of Endocrinology and Metabolism 2018-05-01
Series:Archives of Endocrinology and Metabolism
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Online Access:http://www.scielo.br/scielo.php?script=sci_arttext&pid=S2359-39972018000300296&lng=en&tlng=en