… extensively evaluated in squamous cell carcinoma of the head and neck, 15 -17 … lateral
metastasis has been established. To assess the patterns of lateral cervical lymphatic metastasis …

… criteria: no lateral neck dissection, prior thyroid surgery or radiotherapy, other thyroid
malignancy, difficult localization of the main tumor due to huge tumors occupying the entire lobe or …

… with lateral cervical metastases from papillary thyroid carcinomas … neck disease, but are
unlikely to have lateral skip metastasis (9.6%). This finding may advocate routine central neck …

… a prophylactic lateral neck dissection because no comparative study of the impact of neck
… to describe the pattern and spread of occult lateral neck metastases in PTC. Nevertheless, a …

… the management of cervical metastasis in papillary thyroid carcinoma (PTC) and suggest
a treatment strategy based on the incidence of pathologic nodes and cervical recurrence in …

… neck node metastasis has a significant impact on disease recurrence in patients with PTC,
especially in the recurrence of lateral neck metastasis; however, microscopic metastasis has …

… LND because of the relative rarity of occult metastases in the lateral neck and … lateral neck
in metastatic well-differentiated thyroid cancer: a systematic review and meta-analysis Thyroid, …

… However, patients with lateral cervical metastasis might be at … factors in patients with lateral
neck metastases.5,8 However, … -positive lateral neck after therapeutic lateral neck dissection. …

… metastases prior to first surgery is crucial to surgical planning. … metastasis from papillary
thyroid carcinoma in central neck compartment are associated with a higher risk of lateral neck …

… with lateral neck dissections in metastatic PTC, and identify the pattern of lateral neck
metastasis … on the optimal extent of lateral neck dissections required in this patient population. …