Trends of the prevalence rate of central lymph node metastasis and multifocality in patients with low-risk papillary thyroid carcinoma after delayed thyroid surgery

BackgroundActive surveillance has been an option for patients with low-risk papillary thyroid carcinoma (PTC). However, whether delayed surgery leads to an increased risk of local tumor metastasis remain unclear. We sought to investigate the impact of observation time on central lymph node metastasi...

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Main Authors: Pei Wang, Zhizhong Dong, Shuyan Zhao, Yanjun Su, Jianming Zhang, Yunhai Ma, Chang Diao, Jun Qian, Ruochuan Cheng, Wen Liu
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Frontiers Media S.A. 2024-04-01
Series:Frontiers in Endocrinology
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Online Access:https://www.frontiersin.org/articles/10.3389/fendo.2024.1349272/full