Background The preoperative distinguishment of lymph nodes with reactive hyperplasia or
tumor metastasis plays a pivotal role in guiding the surgical extension for papillary thyroid …

The incidence of papillary thyroid microcarcinoma (microPTC) has dramatically increased in
the last decades. Most of these tumors remain small and clinically “silent”, only small number …

Papillary thyroid microcarcinoma (PTMC) typically has an indolent course and excellent
prognosis. Nonetheless, a subset of PTMC carries a risk of lymph node metastasis (LNM) …

Background Lymph node metastasis (LNM) has been a significant predictor for local
recurrence and distant metastasis in papillary thyroid carcinoma (PTC). However, the clinical …

Purpose To investigate the risk factors for cervical lymph node metastasis (LNM) in papillary
thyroid microcarcinoma (PTMC). Patients and Methods In total, 3686 patients with PTMC …

Background Predicting the possibility of ipsilateral lateral cervical lymph node metastasis
(ipsi-LLNM) was crucial to the operation plan for patients with papillary thyroid carcinoma …

Objective To analyze the incidence and risk factors for lateral lymph node metastases
(LNMs) in T1a papillary thyroid carcinoma (PTC) with a focus on tumor location and size …

Background. The incidence of papillary thyroid carcinoma (PTC) is higher in females than in
males, but it remains unclear whether gender is associated with the aggressiveness of this …

Purpose The current study aimed to develop and validate a prediction model to estimate the
independent risk factors for lateral cervical lymph node metastasis (LLNM) in papillary …

Objective To analyze and explore the risk factors of skip lateral cervical lymph node
metastasis (SLLNM) in papillary thyroid carcinoma (PTC). Methods PubMed, Web of …