Background The prognostic importance of vascular invasion has not been extensively
studied in patients with papillary thyroid cancer. Objective To determine whether the …

Objective: To conduct a retrospective study of 39 patients with papillary carcinoma of the
thyroid with histologic vascular invasion (VI+) and 361 patients without any sign of vascular …

Data are limited regarding the association between tumor lymphovascular invasion and
survival for patients with papillary thyroid cancer (PTC). This study sought to examine …

BACKGROUND: The association of angioinvasion with tumor aggressiveness in follicular
and papillary thyroid carcinoma remains unclear. This study addresses this problem …

Background: Vascular invasion (VI) is an important predictor of distant metastasis and
possible radioactive iodine (RAI) benefit in follicular, Hürthle cell, and poorly differentiated …

Background: Clinicopathological correlation and clinical importance of histologic vascular
invasion in differentiated thyroid carcinoma have not been fully examined. Methods …

Purpose Presence of venous vascular invasion is a criterion of intermediate risk of
recurrence in papillary thyroid carcinoma (PTC). However, the presence and type of …

BACKGROUND In patients with thyroid papillary carcinoma, age and the presence or
absence of distant metastasis are regarded as the main prognostic factors. However, the …

For patients with papillary thyroid carcinoma, lymph node involvement is a common
complication, resulting in node dissection and its resulting morbidity. To determine means of …

Objectives: The objective of this retrospective study to evaluate whether lymphovascular
invasion (LVI) is associated with lateral cervical lymph node metastasis and tumor …