Introduction Thyroid cancer is the most prevalent endocrine malignancy, with its global
incidence increasing annually in recent years. Papillary carcinoma is the most common …

Objective The lymph node posterior to the right recurrent laryngeal nerve (LN-prRLN) is a
crucial component of the central lymph nodes (LNs). We aimed to evaluate multimodal …

Background Skip metastases are defined as lateral lymph node metastasis (LNM) without
the involvement of central LNM in papillary thyroid cancer (PTC), and it is difficult to predict …

Rationale and Objectives To develop and validate a nomogram incorporating clinical and
ultrasound (US) characteristics for predicting the pathological nodal negativity of unilateral …

Objective Distant metastasis of thyroid cancer often indicates poor prognosis, and it is
important to identify patients who have developed distant metastasis or are at high risk as …

Background Prophylactic central lymph node dissection (CLND) in papillary thyroid cancer
(PTC) is controversial. We aimed to investigate if prophylactic CLND aids risk stratification …

Background Age is one of the important prognostic indicators of papillary thyroid cancer
(PTC). However, the distinct metastatic patterns and prognosis of age-related lymph node …

This study evaluated the preoperative diagnostic value of lymph node ultrasonography in
distinguishing between benign and malignant central cervical lymph nodes (CCLNs) in …

Background The thyroid isthmus is located directly anterior to the trachea and is covered by
the strap muscles. Several studies have suggested that papillary thyroid carcinoma (PTC) in …

Backgrounds The purpose of this study is to investigate the relationship between clinical
characteristics and cervical lymph node metastasis (LNM) in patients with thyroid carcinoma …