Background This study evaluated the impact of lymph node-related factors on the risk of and
site of recurrence in patients who had papillary thyroid carcinoma with lymph node …

Background Papillary thyroid cancer (PTC) patients with ipsilateral neck metastatic lymph
node (LN) and those with contralateral neck metastatic LN belong to N1b. Only a few studies …

Background Lateral lymph node metastasis is an important prognostic factor and is
predictive of tumor recurrence and cause-specific survival in patients with papillary thyroid …

Lymph node involvement is associated with recurrence in papillary thyroid carcinoma (PTC).
The central neck compartment (level VI) lymph nodes are at the greatest risk of metastases …

Background The use of routine central compartment neck dissection surgery for papillary
thyroid carcinoma (PTC) is controversial. Although macroscopic central neck lymph node …

Purpose The aim of this study was to examine risk factors for nodal recurrence in the lateral
neck (NRLN) in patients with papillary thyroid cancer (PTC) who underwent total …

Background The study was designed to explore the regular patterns of level V lymph node
metastasis (LNM) in papillary thyroid carcinoma (PTC), and to indicate whether level V …

Background Incidence and pattern of lymph node metastasis (LNM) were evaluated in 35
patients who underwent primary surgery for papillary thyroid carcinoma. Methods Total …

Background Therapeutic modified radical neck dissection (MND) is a mandatory surgical
procedure for patients with papillary thyroid carcinoma (PTC) having clinical lateral node …

Background We investigated the risk factors of the regional lymph node (LN) recurrence in
papillary thyroid cancer (PTC) patients underwent thyroidectomy and neck dissection …