A nomogram to predict lateral lymph node metastases in lateral neck in patients with medullary thyroid cancer

A nomogram to predict lateral lymph node metastases in lateral neck in patients with medullary thyroid cancer

BackgroundMedullary thyroid cancer (MTC) can only be cured by surgery, but the management of lateral lymph nodes is controversial, especially for patients with cN0+cN1a. To address this challenge, we developed a multivariate logistic regression model to predict lateral lymph node metastases (LNM).Me...

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Main Authors: Lichao Jin, Xiwei Zhang, Song Ni, Dangui Yan, Minjie Wang, Zhengjiang Li, Shaoyan Liu, Changming An
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Frontiers Media S.A. 2022-08-01
Series:Frontiers in Endocrinology
Subjects:
medullary thyroid cancer
lateral lymph node metastases
nomogram
prophylactic lateral neck dissection
calcitonin,
Online Access:https://www.frontiersin.org/articles/10.3389/fendo.2022.902546/full

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