Imaging of lymph node metastases in the neck can have two major indications:(1) prognosis
and assisting with choice of treatment;(2) staging and detection of clinically occult …

目的: 系统评估预防性中央颈淋巴结清扫术(pCND) 在甲状腺微小乳头状癌(PTMC)
中的疗效与安全性. 方法: 计算机检索PubMed, EMbase, Web of Knowledge, CBM …

Approximately 37,200 people are expected to be diagnosed with thyroid cancer in the
United States this year. 1 Prognosis largely depends on the degree of tumor differentiation …

The management of papillary thyroid carcinoma continues to evolve. Although the debate
over the extent of thyroidectomy has largely faded, the role of elective neck dissection in the …

Os nódulos tireóideos são encontrados em grande parte da população, mas somente 5 a
10% são malignos. A ultra-sonografia da tireóide, por ser um método simples, não-invasivo …

Thyroid cancer will be diagnosed in more than 20,000 individuals in the United States in
2002. Approximately 16,000 of these patients will be women. During the same year, an …

Differentiated thyroid cancers may be associated with regional lymph node metastases in 20-
50% of cases. The central compartment (VIupper VII levels) is considered to be the first …

Objectives To evaluate surgical complications and recurrence patterns after central neck
dissection (CND) in papillary thyroid carcinoma (PTC). Methods A retrospective analysis …

Abstract Objectives/Hypothesis: Positron emission tomography (PET) combined with cross‐
sectional computed tomography (CT) is increasingly used for staging and surveillance of …

Purpose The TNM stratification has been found useful at stratifying patients with
differentiated thyroid carcinoma (DTC) into prognostic risk groups. However, it is …