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ArticleFrontiers in endocrinology2023

Multimodal predictive factors of metastasis in lymph nodes posterior to the right recurrent laryngeal nerve in papillary thyroid carcinoma.

Yi Gong, Zhongkun Zuo, Kui Tang, Yan Xu, Rongsen Zhang, Qiang Peng, Chengcheng Niu

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Article in Frontiers in endocrinology, 2023. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 9 papers.

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7 authors at 1 institution in 1 country.

Yi GongDepartment of General Surgery, The Second Xiangya Hospital, Central South University, Changsha, Hunan, China.
Zhongkun ZuoDepartment of General Surgery, The Second Xiangya Hospital, Central South University, Changsha, Hunan, China.
Kui TangDepartment of Ultrasound Diagnosis, The Second Xiangya Hospital, Central South University, Changsha, Hunan, China.
Yan XuDepartment of Ultrasound Diagnosis, The Second Xiangya Hospital, Central South University, Changsha, Hunan, China.
Rongsen ZhangDepartment of Ultrasound Diagnosis, The Second Xiangya Hospital, Central South University, Changsha, Hunan, China.
Qiang PengDepartment of Ultrasound Diagnosis, The Second Xiangya Hospital, Central South University, Changsha, Hunan, China.
Chengcheng NiuDepartment of Ultrasound Diagnosis, The Second Xiangya Hospital, Central South University, Changsha, Hunan, China.
Central South University · CN

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6 · The paper itself

Abstract

Objective: The lymph node posterior to the right recurrent laryngeal nerve (LN-prRLN) is a crucial component of the central lymph nodes (LNs). We aimed to evaluate multimodal predictive factors of LN-prRLN metastasis in patients with papillary thyroid carcinomas (PTCs), including the clinical data, pathologic data, and preoperative sonographic characteristics of PTCs. Methods: A total of 403 diagnosed PTC patients who underwent unilateral, sub-total, or total thyroidectomy with central neck dissection were enrolled in this retrospective study. The clinical data, pathologic data, conventional ultrasound (US) and contrast-enhanced ultrasound (CEUS) characteristics of PTCs were collected and evaluated for predicting LN-prRLN metastasis. Results: In this study, 96 PTC patients with LN-prRLN metastasis and 307 PTC patients without LN-prRLN metastasis were included. Univariate analysis demonstrated that PTC patients with LN-prRLN metastasis more often had younger age, larger size, multifocal cancers, A/T < 1, well-margins, microcalcification, petal-like calcification, internal vascularity, centripetal perfusion pattern and surrounding ring enhancement. Multivariate logistic regression analysis revealed that the CEUS centripetal perfusion pattern, central LN detected by ultrasound and LN-arRLN metastasis were independent characteristics for predicting LN-prRLN metastasis in PTC patients. Conclusion: According to our research, it is essential for clinicians to thoroughly dissect central LNs, particularly LN-prRLNs.

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CarcinomaCarcinoma, PapillaryThyroid NeoplasmsHumansLymphatic MetastasisLymph NodesRecurrent Laryngeal NerveRetrospective StudiesRisk FactorsThyroid Cancer, Papillarycentral cervical lymph node metastasiscontrast-enhanced ultrasound (CEUS)conventional Ultrasoundlymph nodes posterior to the right recurrent laryngeal nerve metastasispapillary thyroid carcinomas (PTCs)

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