Predictive factors for central lymph node metastases in papillary thyroid microcarcinoma

• 作 者: Xin Wu Bing-Lu Li Chao-Ji Zhen
• 机 构: DepartmentofGeneralSurgery
• 出 处: 世界临床病例杂志
• 发表日期: 2020年8期
• 关键词: PAPILLARY THYROID carcinoma PAPILLARY THYROID MICROCARCINOMA CENTRAL LYMPH node
• 基金项目: Fundamental Research Funds for the Central Universities of China,No.3332019022.

Papillary thyroid microcarcinoma(PTMC)measures 1 cm or less in its longest dimension.The incidence of PTMC is increasing worldwide.Surgery is the primary treatment;however,prophylactic central lymph node dissection is controversial,and discrepancies betwe