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 …

Purpose Central lymph node metastasis (CLNM) is common in papillary thyroid carcinoma
(PTC). The aim of this study was to compare the cT1a and cT1b stages of PTC and to …

Background Current guidelines advocate no prophylactic dissection of the lateral neck
compartment for papillary thyroid carcinoma (PTC) without clinical evidence of lateral neck …

Background Central lymph node metastasis (CLNM) is common in papillary thyroid
carcinoma (PTC). Prophylactic central lymph node dissection (PCLND) for patients with …

Background The level VI lymph nodes are anatomically connected to the level VII lymph
nodes and papillary thyroid carcinoma (PTC) can metastasis to both regions. The aim of this …

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 For N1b papillary thyroid carcinoma (PTC) patients, lateral neck dissection
encompassing levels Ⅱ-Ⅴ is generally recommended. However, routine level Ⅱ dissection …

Background Lymph node metastasis (LNM) is frequent in papillary thyroid carcinoma (PTC)
and is associated with a poor prognosis. Unlike central LNM (CLNM), there are few studies …

Background Lymph node metastasis (LNM) has been a significant predictor for local
recurrence and distant metastasis in papillary thyroid carcinoma (PTC). However, the clinical …

Background Lateral lymph node metastasis (LLNM) is common in patients with papillary
thyroid cancer (PTC), usually occurring after central lymph node metastasis (CLNM) …