Follicular cell-derived thyroid cancers are derived from the follicular cells in the thyroid
gland, which secrete the iodine-containing thyroid hormones. Follicular cell-derived thyroid …

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ENDOCRINOLOGY VOLUME 81 SUPPLEMENT 1 JULY 2014 THE CLINICAL JOURNAL OF …

Objective: Cervical metastases in papillary thyroid carcinoma are associated with increased
recurrence. However, their effect on survival remains controversial. This study evaluated …

Background and Objectives: The purpose of this study was to retrospectively analyze the
features of patients with papillary thyroid carcinoma (PTC) presenting with neck lymph node …

Background To evaluate the relationship between lymph node yield (LNY) from the initial
central neck dissection (CND) and the risk of recurrence in patients undergoing reoperative …

Background The impact of occult lymph node metastasis on regional recurrence after
prophylactic central neck dissection for preoperative, nodal-negative papillary thyroid cancer …

This study analyzed the prognostic significance of clinico-pathologic factors, including the
number of metastatic lymph nodes (LNs) and lymph node ratio (LNR), in patients with …

Background Optimal management for papillary thyroid microcarcinoma (PTMC) remains
controversial. The purpose of this study was to explore risk factors predictive of cervical …

Objectives The number of metastatic lymph nodes (LNs) and the ratio between the number
of metastatic LNs and the total number of retrieved LNs (the LN ratio [LNR]) have been …

Importance Lymph node metastases are common in papillary thyroid cancer (PTC), yet the
impact of nodal metastases on survival remains unclear. Lymph node density (LND) is the …