Contrast-enhanced ultrasound characteristics of preoperative central cervical lymph node metastasis in papillary thyroid carcinoma

Contrast-enhanced ultrasound characteristics of preoperative central cervical lymph node metastasis in papillary thyroid carcinoma

This study evaluated the preoperative diagnostic value of lymph node ultrasonography in distinguishing between benign and malignant central cervical lymph nodes (CCLNs) in patients with papillary thyroid carcinoma (PTC). A total of 176 patients who had PTC with 216 CCLNs (49 benign and 155 malignant...

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Main Authors: Fei Ye, Yi Gong, Kui Tang, Yan Xu, Rongsen Zhang, Sijie Chen, Xiaodu Li, Qi Zhang, Liyan Liao, Zhongkun Zuo, Chengcheng Niu
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Frontiers Media S.A. 2022-09-01
Series:Frontiers in Endocrinology
Subjects:
papillary thyroid carcinomas
contrast-enhanced ultrasound
conventional ultrasound
lymph node ultrasonography
central cervical lymph node metastasis
Online Access:https://www.frontiersin.org/articles/10.3389/fendo.2022.941905/full

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