Purpose Early and accurate preoperative diagnosis of central lymph node metastasis
(CLNM) is crucial to improve surgical management of patients with clinical lymph node …

The study was aimed at evaluating the correlation between central cervical lymph node
metastasis (CLNM) in papillary thyroid carcinoma (PTC) patients and ultrasound (US) …

BACKGROUND AND PURPOSE: Contrast-enhanced CT protocols for papillary thyroid
cancer are yet to be optimized. Our aim was to compare the diagnostic accuracy of arterial …

Purpose To effectively predict lateral neck lymph nodes (LLN) metastasis in papillary thyroid
carcinoma (PTC) patients with central lymph nodes (CLN) invasion, and devise targeted …

Backgrounds The aim of this study is to investigate the risk factors for the cervical lymph
node metastasis in papillary thyroid carcinoma (PTC). Methods The clinicopathological data …

Objective: This study aimed to evaluate the correlation between cervical lymph node
metastasis (CLNM) and each of the ultrasound features, immunohistochemical factors, and …

There is considerable controversy about the prognostic implications of lymph node
metastases in patients with papillary thyroid cancer and whether patients with papillary …

Background The pattern of lateral cervical metastases from papillary thyroid carcinoma
(PTC) has been reported without a clear understanding of the distribution of central nodes at …

Background: The identification and removal of malignant central compartment lymph nodes
(MCLN) is important to minimize the risk of persistent or recurrent local disease in patients …

Context: Neck ultrasonography (US) has become a keystone in the follow-up of patients with
differentiated thyroid cancer. Objective: The aim of this study was to determine specificity …