Objectives: To investigate the incidence and the risk factors for occult ipsilateral or
contralateral central neck lymph node (LN) metastasis in patients with unilateral papillary …

Background Although subclinical cervical lymph node (LN) metastases in papillary thyroid
carcinoma (PTC) are common, the efficacy of prophylactic central LN dissection (CLND) is …

BACKGROUND: The frequencies, pattern, and predictive factors for occult contralateral
central lymph node (LN) metastases in papillary thyroid carcinoma (PTC) patients with …

Background Prophylactic central lymph node dissection (CLND) in patients with papillary
thyroid carcinoma (PTC) remains controversial and predictive factors for central lymph node …

Background The purpose of the present study was to evaluate the reliability of central lymph
node metastases in predicting lateral node involvement in papillary thyroid carcinoma …

Background The aims of this study were to evaluate the rate and risk factors of ipsilateral
and contralateral central lymph node (CLN) metastases in patients with papillary thyroid …

BACKGROUND: Papillary thyroid carcinoma (PTC) frequently metastasizes to the regional
neck; skip metastasis (metastasis to the lateral compartment in the absence of central …

Purpose: The aim of this study was to evaluate the correlation between central lymph node
(CLN) metastasis and clinicopathologic characteristics of papillary thyroid cancer (PTC). In …

Background Most of the reports about lymph node (LN) metastasis in papillary thyroid
carcinoma (PTC) are retrospective studies. Methods We prospectively evaluated the pattern …

BACKGROUND: In papillary thyroid cancer, quantitative relationships may exist between
central and lateral neck lymph node metastases, which may be of clinical usefulness …