Abstract:Objective: It has been reported that papillary thyroid carcinoma (PTC) patients with lymph node metastasis (LNM) are more associated with adverse outcomes. This study aimed to assess the correlation between the lymph node (LN) status and clinical prognosis in PTC patients. Methods: We retrospectively reviewed the medical records of PTC patients who underwent initial thyroid cancer surgery in Renmin Hospital of Wuhan University between 2017 and 2019. 1021 PTC patients with total checked number of lymph nodes ≥5… Show more
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