ArticleFrontiers in oncology2023
Preoperative strain ultrasound elastography can predict occult central cervical lymph node metastasis in papillary thyroid cancer: a single-center retrospective study.
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- Determination of lymph node metastasis using quantitative ultrasound elastography of papillary thyroid carcinoma nodule: a systematic review and meta-analysis.BMC medical imaging · 2025Pooled it
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- Higher Body Mass Index Shows No Evidence of Association with Histopathologic Markers of Aggressiveness in Early-Stage Papillary Thyroid Carcinoma.Biomedicines · 2025Article
- Diagnostic value of preoperative advanced doppler imaging with cervical maneuvers in the detection of central cervical lymph node metastasis in papillary thyroid carcinoma.BMC medical imaging · 2025Article
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- Comparison of conventional ultrasonography and elastography ultrasound in detecting malignant cervical lymph nodes.Pakistan journal of medical sciences · 2025Article
- Ultrasound-guided radiofrequency ablation for isthmus papillary thyroid microcarcinoma: a prospective 2 years of follow-up study.Updates in surgery · 2025Article
- How Many Lymph Nodes are Enough in Thyroidectomy? A Cohort Study Based on Real-World Data.Annals of surgical oncology · 2025Article
- Predictive Values of Clinical Features and Multimodal Ultrasound for Central Lymph Node Metastases in Papillary Thyroid Carcinoma.Diagnostics (Basel, Switzerland) · 2024Review
- Application of strain elastography ultrasound to the endometrium of normal women.BMC medical imaging · 2024Article
- Predictive value of an ultrasound-based radiomics model for central lymph node metastasis of papillary thyroid carcinoma.International journal of medical sciences · 2024Article
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Abstract
Objective: To determine whether preoperative ultrasound elastography can predict occult central cervical lymph node metastasis (CCLNM) in patients with papillary thyroid cancer. Methods: This retrospective study included 541 papillary thyroid cancer patients with clinically negative lymph nodes prior to surgery between July 2019 and December 2021. Based on whether CCLNM was present on postoperative pathology, patients were categorized as CCLNM (+) or CCLNM (-). Preoperative clinical data, conventional ultrasound features, and ultrasound elastography indices were compared between the groups. Univariate and multivariate logistic regression analysis were performed to identify the independent predictors of occult CCLNM. Results: A total of 36.60% (198/541) patients had confirmed CCLNM, while 63.40% (343/541) did not. Tumor location, bilaterality, multifocality, echogenicity, margin, shape, vascularity, capsule contact, extrathyroidal extension, aspect ratio, and shear wave elasticity parameters were comparable between the groups (all Conclusion: Preoperative strain ultrasound elastography can predict presence of occult CCLNM in papillary thyroid cancer patients and help clinicians select the appropriate treatment strategy.
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