Metastatic cancer cells are lethal. Understanding the molecular mechanisms that bolster the
conversion from benign to malignant progression is key for treating these heterogeneous …

Background: The clinical importance of extrathyroidal extension (ETE) on outcome of
papillary thyroid cancer (PTC), particularly with respect to disease extending to the surgical …

Background: The lymph node yield (LNY) and the lymph node ratio (LNR) have been shown
to be important prognostic factors in oral, colon, and gastric cancers. The role of the LNY and …

Objectives To investigate the value of combined conventional ultrasound (US), strain
elastography (SE) and acoustic radiation force impulse (ARFI) elastography for prediction of …

Objectives The purpose of this study was to evaluate the diagnostic performance and
predictive factors of extrathyroidal extension of papillary thyroid carcinoma based on …

The aim of this prospective study was to propose a new rating system using a risk model
including conventional ultrasound (US) and acoustic radiation force impulse (ARFI) …

Aims Few clinicopathological parameters have been identified as independent predictive
factors for lymph node metastasis. This study evaluated the predictive ability of three …

OBJECTIVE. The purpose of this study was to evaluate thyroid nodule margins for specific
morphologic features and determine the diagnostic performance of these features in …

Objectives Cervical lymph node metastasis (CLNM) is common in medullary thyroid
carcinoma (MTC), but how to manage cervical lymph node involvement of clinically negative …

Context.—Pancreatic neuroendocrine tumors (PanNETs) are heterogeneous tumors with a
wide range of malignant potential. Therefore, identification of prognostic factors is essential …