Risk Factors for Lateral Lymph Node Metastases in Patients With Sporadic Medullary Thyroid Carcinoma

Purpose: Medullary thyroid carcinoma is a rare endocrine malignancy; 75% of patients with this disease have sporadic medullary thyroid carcinoma. While surgery is the only curative treatment, the benefit of prophylactic lateral neck dissection is unclear. This study aimed to analyze the clinicopatho...

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Main Authors: Xin Wu MD, Binglu Li MD, Chaoji Zheng MD, Wei Liu MD, Tao Hong MD, Xiaodong He MD
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: SAGE Publishing 2020-09-01
Series:Technology in Cancer Research & Treatment
Online Access:https://doi.org/10.1177/1533033820962089