Background Lateral cervical lymph node metastasis without central lymph node (CLN)
metastasis is not infrequent in papillary thyroid cancer (PTC). This study was designed to …

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 …

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

In papillary thyroid cancer (PTC) patients, cervical lymph node metastases are common,
which disseminate sequentially from the central neck to the lateral neck. However, there is …

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

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 …

Objective This study was performed to investigate the frequency and pattern as well as the
predictive factors of skip metastasis (lateral cervical lymph node metastasis without central …

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: Cervical lymph node metastases are quite common in papillary thyroid cancer
(PTC) and they usually spread in a contiguous fashion. However,“skip metastasis,” defined …

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