2017
DOI: 10.16956/jes.2017.17.3.114
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Predictive Factors for Central Neck Lymph Node Metastasis in Patients with Papillary Thyroid Microcarcinoma without Suspicious Metastasis by Preoperative Ultrasonography

Abstract: Purpose: We aimed to determine the influencing factors for central neck lymph node metastasis (CLNM) in papillary thyroid microcarcinoma (PTMC) without clinical evidence of metastasis on preoperative ultrasonography. Methods: We retrospectively analyzed 625 patients with PTMC who underwent thyroid surgery at Chosun University Hospital from January 2002 to December 2012. A total of 575 patients who had no evidence of lymph node metastasis by preoperative ultrasonography were included in the study. Medical recor… Show more

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“…Presently, many scholars [15][16][17] believe that microcalcification of lymph nodes has high specificity for thyroid cancer and can be used as the most specific ultrasound indicator for the diagnosis of lymph node metastasis. The results of thyroid nodule ultrasound and neck lymph node ultrasound with microcalcification in the high-and low-risk PTC groups in this study are consistent with those of previous studies, indicating that it can be used as an ultrasound indicator of lymph node metastasis.…”
Section: Discussionmentioning
confidence: 99%
“…Presently, many scholars [15][16][17] believe that microcalcification of lymph nodes has high specificity for thyroid cancer and can be used as the most specific ultrasound indicator for the diagnosis of lymph node metastasis. The results of thyroid nodule ultrasound and neck lymph node ultrasound with microcalcification in the high-and low-risk PTC groups in this study are consistent with those of previous studies, indicating that it can be used as an ultrasound indicator of lymph node metastasis.…”
Section: Discussionmentioning
confidence: 99%