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ArticleFrontiers in oncology2022

Risk factors of cervical lymph node metastasis in multifocal papillary thyroid cancer.

Ting Zhang, Liang He, Zhihong Wang, Wenwu Dong, Wei Sun, Ping Zhang, Hao Zhang

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Article in Frontiers in oncology, 2022. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 11 papers, 1 of them a synthesis that pooled it.

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1 · What the graph read from it

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3 · Its place in the literature

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11 citing papers in PubMed, 1 synthesis or guideline pooled it, 17 citations in OpenAlex.

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  5. Mandibular metastasis of papillary thyroid carcinoma: a case report and systematic literature review.Journal of the Korean Association of Oral and Maxillofacial Surgeons · 2025
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4 · The record

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5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

7 authors at 2 institutions in 1 country.

Ting ZhangDepartment of Thyroid Surgery, The First Hospital of China Medical University, Shenyang, Liaoning, China.
Liang HeDepartment of Thyroid Surgery, The First Hospital of China Medical University, Shenyang, Liaoning, China.
Zhihong WangDepartment of Thyroid Surgery, The First Hospital of China Medical University, Shenyang, Liaoning, China.
Wenwu DongDepartment of Thyroid Surgery, The First Hospital of China Medical University, Shenyang, Liaoning, China.
Wei SunDepartment of Thyroid Surgery, The First Hospital of China Medical University, Shenyang, Liaoning, China.
Ping ZhangDepartment of Thyroid Surgery, The First Hospital of China Medical University, Shenyang, Liaoning, China.
Hao ZhangDepartment of Thyroid Surgery, The First Hospital of China Medical University, Shenyang, Liaoning, China.
First Hospital of China Medical University · CNChina Medical University · CN

Funding

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6 · The paper itself

Abstract

Introduction: Identifying risk variables for cervical lymph node metastases in multifocality papillary thyroid cancer (MPTC) could assist surgeons in determining whether cervical lymph node dissection would be an appropriate surgical option. Methods: A retrospective cohort of 2006 patients with papillary thyroid cancer were selected. MPTC (N = 460) was defined as the presence of two or more foci of PTC. The risk factors for central lymph node metastasis (CLNM) and lateral lymph node metastasis (LLNM) in MPTC were investigated by univariate and multivariate analyses, including the following items: age at diagnosis, gender, Hashimoto's thyroiditis, extrathyroidal extension (ETE), maximal axial diameter (MAD) and the sum of axial diameters (SAD) of tumor. In addition, CLNM was used to evaluate LLNM. Results: The incidence of CLNM and LLNM was 44.57% and 17.17%, respectively. The multivariate analysis demonstrated that gender, extrathyroidal extension (ETE), age, maximal axial diameter (MAD), and the sum of axial diameters (SAD) were related to increased risk for CLNM in MPTC ( Conclusions: MPTC patients who have risk factors for CLNM were advised to perform prophylactic central lymph node dissection (CLND). Additionally, the presence of risk factors for LLNM should be individually evaluated and analyzed for the necessity of lateral lymph node dissection.

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axial diameterscentral lymph node metastasislateral lymph node metastasismultifocal PTCrisk factors

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PMID36568187
PMCPMC9773975
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