Background. Papillary thyroid carcinoma (PTC) is a form of thyroid cancer with high risk of
cervical lymph node metastasis. Aim. The aim of this study was to investigate the incidence …

Background. Papillary thyroid carcinoma (PTC) with central lymph node metastases
(CLNMs) is common. The objective of this study was to investigate the incidence and risk …

Background Cervical lymph node metastasis of papillary thyroid carcinoma (PTC) is
common. However, whether undergoing prophylactic central lymph node (CLN) dissection …

Objective. The aim of this study was to identify the risk factors associated with central lymph
node metastasis (CLNM) in patients with clinically node‐negative conventional papillary …

Objective The aim of this study was to explore the risk factors that were associated with
central lymph node metastases (CLNM) in papillary thyroid carcinoma (PTC) patients …

Background Papillary thyroid cancer (PTC) metastasizes to central lymph node (CLN). CLN
metastasis is associated with high risk of locoregional recurrence and distant metastasis …

Objective The aim of this study was to investigate the incidence and risk factors for lateral
lymph node metastasis (LLNM) in patients with papillary thyroid carcinoma (PTC). Subjects …

Background and objectives Recently, some single-institution studies have reported risk
factors of CLNM in cN0 PTC patients, but results from those studies are not consistent. The …

Purpose Papillary thyroid carcinoma (PTC), the most common thyroid cancer histotype, has
a good prognosis even when spread to the neck lymph node (LN). The prognostic role of LN …

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 …