Background Presence of lymph node metastases increases the risk of recurrence, but
prophylactic central neck node dissection for patients with micropapillary thyroid cancer …

Background The presence of central lymph node metastases (CLNM) has been suggested
as a risk factor for poorer prognosis and recurrence in papillary thyroid microcarcinoma …

Although there have been many studies identifying clinical and pathologic factors that may
predict central lymph node metastases (CLNM) in papillary thyroid microcarcinoma (PTMC) …

Objective The first aim of this study was to explore the risk factors that were associated with
central lymph node metastasis (CLNM) in patients with clinically node-negative papillary …

Introduction The status of central lymph node metastasis (CLNM) is crucial to determining
the surgical strategies for papillary thyroid micro carcinoma (PTMC). The objective of the …

Background The role of routine prophylactic central neck dissection (pCND) in clinically
lymph node-negative (cN0) papillary thyroid microcarcinoma (PTMC) patients remains …

OBJECTIVE: The role of routine central lymph node dissection (CLND) for clinically central
lymph node negative (CN0) papillary thyroid microcarcinoma (PTMC) remains uncertain. We …

Background The optimal resection extent for papillary thyroid microcarcinoma (PTMC)
remains controversial. The objective of the study was to investigate risk factors of bilateral …

Objective The purposes of this study were to identify risk factors for cervical lymph node
metastasis and to examine the association between BRAF V600E status and clinical …

Purpose To investigate the impact of lateral lymph node metastasis in papillary thyroid
microcarcinoma (PTMC). Methods 5241 PTMC patients with follow-up information were …