Identifying risk factors for neck lymph node metastasis (LNM) in papillary thyroid carcinoma
(PTC) is important for patient prognosis establishment. We conducted a retrospective study …

Background Recently, we have created a revised version of the eighth edition of the tumor–
node–metastasis classification for papillary thyroid carcinomas (PTCs) by subdividing the …

Background Data on the importance of margin status after total thyroidectomy for papillary
thyroid cancer (PTC) remain limited. This study sought to identify factors associated with …

Background The purpose of this study was to analyze the relationship between cytologic
features, clinical features, and recurrence of papillary thyroid cancer (PTC). We hoped to …

Aims Few clinicopathological parameters have been identified as independent predictive
factors for lymph node metastasis. This study evaluated the predictive ability of three …

Introduction. Differentiated thyroid cancer (DTC) has an overall excellent prognosis. Patients
who develop recurrent disease have a more unfavorable disease course than those with no …

The incidence of thyroid cancer is rising in the United States with papillary thyroid cancer
(PTC) being the most common type. We performed a retrospective study of 49 patients with …

Background We previously showed that preoperative and intraoperative evaluations of
papillary thyroid carcinoma (PTC) are important for predicting a patient's prognosis, and we …

Background Incomplete surgical resection with gross positive tumor margin increases the
risk of recurrence in patients with well-differentiated thyroid cancer (WDTC); however, it is …

Purpose Several characteristics of lymph node metastasis (LNM) as predictors of the risk of
recurrence or death were examined in patients with papillary thyroid carcinoma (PTC). The …