ArticleCancer control : journal of the Moffitt Cancer Center
Clinicopathological Findings Associated With Cervical Lymph Node Metastasis in Papillary Thyroid Microcarcinoma: A Retrospective Study in China.
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- Ultrasonography-Guided Thermal Ablation for Cervical Lymph Node Metastasis of Recurrent Papillary Thyroid Carcinoma: Is it Superior to Surgical Resection?Frontiers in endocrinology · 2022Pooled it
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- Personalized prediction of lymph node metastasis in papillary thyroid microcarcinoma: a nomogram and web calculator.Scientific reports · 2025Article
- Positive preoperative circulating tumor cells level associated with lymph node metastasis in papillary thyroid carcinoma patients with capsular invasion.World journal of surgical oncology · 2025Article
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- Safety enhancement of improved hydrodissection for microwave ablation in lymph node metastasis from papillary thyroid carcinoma: a comparative study.Frontiers in endocrinology · 2025Article
- Ultrasound-guided radiofrequency ablation for the treatment of papillary thyroid carcinoma: a review of the current state and future perspectives.Ultrasonography (Seoul, Korea) · 2024Article
- Optimal surgical population for cervical lymph node dissection in PTC.Frontiers in oncology · 2024Article
- The Association of Pretreatment Systemic Immune Inflammatory Response Index (SII) and Neutrophil-to-Lymphocyte Ratio (NLR) with Lymph Node Metastasis in Patients with Papillary Thyroid Carcinoma.International journal of general medicine · 2024Article
- Risk nomogram for papillary thyroid microcarcinoma with central lymph node metastasis and postoperative thyroid function follow-up.Frontiers in endocrinology · 2024Article
- Integrating US-guided FNAB, BRAFEuropean archives of oto-rhino-laryngology : official journal of the European Federation of Oto-Rhino-Laryngological Societies (EUFOS) : affiliated with the German Society for Oto-Rhino-Laryngology - Head and Neck Surgery · 2023Article
- [Progress in active surveillance for adult low-risk papillary thyroid microcarcinoma].Lin chuang er bi yan hou tou jing wai ke za zhi = Journal of clinical otorhinolaryngology head and neck surgery · 2023Article
- Younger Than 55 Years Old andInternational journal of general medicine · 2023Article
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Abstract
objectiveThe incidence of papillary thyroid microcarcinoma (PTMC) has increased sharply during the past decades. Yet, whether or not nodal dissection should be performed remains controversial. This article aims to assess the high-risk factors associated with cervical lymph node metastasis (LNM) in patients with PTMC, which may potentially guide clinical management decision-making.
methodsMedical records of 449 PTMC patients who underwent thyroidectomy in our hospital from August 2016 to July 2017 were retrospectively reviewed. Clinical and pathological factors of the patients were anonymously extracted from the charts and analyzed.
resultThe patients were classified into two subgroups according to maximum tumor size measured through post-surgical pathology: smaller PTMC group (≤5 mm) and larger PTMC group (>5 mm). Larger tumor size was found to be associated with a higher rate of LNM (
conclusionsFor the PTMC population, tumor size was an independent risk factor for LNM, particularly for patients of old age (>55 y), and multifocality. However, in PTMC patients with unilateral lesions without extrathyroidal extension, tumor size was not related to the risk of LNM. These findings may potentially guide clinical decision-making in terms of cervical nodal dissection.
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