The frequency, pattern, and predictive factors for skip LN metastasis in patients with papillary
thyroid carcinoma (PTC) remain controversial. In this study, we evaluated predictive factors …

Background Cervical lymph node metastases are very common in papillary thyroid cancer
(PTC), and typically spread in a predictable stepwise fashion in clinical practice. However …

Background Lymph node metastases from papillary thyroid cancer is believed to
disseminate sequentially, first to the central neck and later to the lateral neck. Skip …

Abstract Background Papillary thyroid carcinomas (PTCs) are commonly associated with
lymph node metastases (LNMs), which are thought to disseminate sequentially, first to the …

Background Cervical lymph node metastases are frequently found in papillary thyroid
carcinoma (PTC) and occur in a stepwise fashion. Skip metastases that omit the central …

Background Lymph node metastasis (LNM) is prevalent in papillary thyroid microcarcinoma
(PTMC) and is essential when determining tumor stage and prognosis. Positive lateral LNM …

Background Cervical lymph node metastasis is a prognostic factor of papillary thyroid
carcinoma (PTC). Skip metastasis (central lymph node negative and lateral lymph node …

Purpose Cervical lymph node metastasis is a prognostic factor of papillary thyroid carcinoma
(PTC). This study aimed to investigate clinicopathological features and risk factors of skip …

Skip lymph node (LN) metastases in papillary thyroid carcinoma (PTC) belong to N1b
classification in the absence of central neck LN involvement. This study aimed to evaluate …

Background: Skip metastasis is a special type in cervical lymph node metastasis (LNM) of
patients diagnosed with papillary thyroid carcinoma (PTC) which induced poor prognosis …