Lymph node metastases are common in papillary and medullary thyroid cancer (about one
third of patients at presentation) but are rare in other types of thyroid malignancy. For …

Background: Cervical lymph node metastases from differentiated thyroid cancer (DTC) are
common. Thirty to eighty percent of patients with papillary thyroid cancer harbor lymph node …

Objective To determine the frequency and pattern of lymph node metastasis (LNM) from
papillary thyroid microcarcinoma (PTMC) and the results of node dissection, and to establish …

Context: Reliable prognostic factors are needed in papillary thyroid cancer patients to adapt
initial therapy and follow-up schemes to the risks of persistent and recurrent disease …

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

The thyroglossal cyst is the most common nonodontogenic cyst in the neck. This cyst may
also occur in the lingual or submental areas, though more rarely. Malignant changes have …

We studied the records of 342 patients with papillary thyroid carcinoma out of a total of 728
thyroid cancer patients treated at the Medical School of Hannover (MHH) from 1972 through …

OBJECTIVE. The purpose of this study was to compare the diagnostic accuracy of
ultrasound imaging with that of CT in the preoperative evaluation of primary tumors and …

The benefits of prophylactic central neck dissection (PCND) in patients with papillary thyroid
carcinoma (PTC) have not been clearly demonstrated so far and should be weighed against …

Background. The role of lymph node dissection in the treatment of differentiated thyroid
carcinoma remains controversial, and the benefit of therapy is debatable. This study was …