Objective To determine the risk of nodal metastases to the central compartment from
differentiated papillary thyroid carcinoma (PTC) relative to known prognostic variables …

Objective To analyze the possible correlation between the location of the primary tumor
within the thyroid gland and the patterns of central vs lateral compartment lymph node …

Objective To characterize nodal disease of patients presenting with papillary thyroid
carcinoma (PTC) Study Design Retrospective chart review. Methods PTC patients who …

Purpose The aim of this study was to evaluate the correlation between central lymph node
(CLN) metastasis and clinicopathologic characteristics of papillary thyroid cancer (PTC). In …

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 …

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 …

Background Most of the reports about lymph node (LN) metastasis in papillary thyroid
carcinoma (PTC) are retrospective studies. Methods We prospectively evaluated the pattern …

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

Background The purpose of the present study was to evaluate the reliability of central lymph
node metastases in predicting lateral node involvement in papillary thyroid carcinoma …

Background The use of routine central compartment neck dissection surgery for papillary
thyroid carcinoma (PTC) is controversial. Although macroscopic central neck lymph node …