Risk factors analysis of lateral cervical lymph node metastasis in papillary thyroid carcinoma: a retrospective study of 830 patients

Abstract Objective The aim of this study is to investigate the risk factors for lateral cervical lymph node metastasis in papillary thyroid carcinoma (PTC). Methods Clinicopathological data (age, gender, Hashimoto’s thyroiditis, preoperative circulating tumor cells (CTCs), multifocal, maximum lesion...

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Published in:	World Journal of Surgical Oncology
Main Authors:	Haifeng Zhong, Qingxin Zeng, Xi Long, Yeqian Lai, Jiwei Chen, Yuedong Wang
Format:	Article
Language:	English
Published:	BMC 2024-06-01
Subjects:	Papillary thyroid carcinoma Lateral cervical lymph node metastasis Central lymph node metastasis Lymph node metastasis
Online Access:	https://doi.org/10.1186/s12957-024-03455-w