Background: Skip metastases, node metastases in the lateral neck sparing the ipsilateral
central neck, challenge the current concept of central-to-lateral lymphatic spread. This study …

This retrospective investigation was undertaken to clarify the pattern of nodal metastasis in
papillary (PTC) and medullary (MTC) thyroid carcinoma. Nodal metastases are associated …

BACKGROUND: In papillary thyroid cancer, quantitative relationships may exist between
central and lateral neck lymph node metastases, which may be of clinical usefulness …

Objectives: To investigate the incidence and the risk factors for occult ipsilateral or
contralateral central neck lymph node (LN) metastasis in patients with unilateral papillary …

Background Incidence and pattern of lymph node metastasis (LNM) were evaluated in 35
patients who underwent primary surgery for papillary thyroid carcinoma. Methods Total …

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 …

Background Although subclinical cervical lymph node (LN) metastases in papillary thyroid
carcinoma (PTC) are common, the efficacy of prophylactic central LN dissection (CLND) is …

Papillary thyroid carcinoma (PTC) and papillary thyroid microcarcinoma (PTMC) are
generally characterized as less invasive forms of thyroid cancer with favorable prognosis …

BACKGROUND: The current American Joint Committee on Cancer/International Union
Against Cancer classification designates cervical and mediastinal lymph nodes as regional …

BACKGROUND: The frequencies, pattern, and predictive factors for occult contralateral
central lymph node (LN) metastases in papillary thyroid carcinoma (PTC) patients with …