The number of metastatic lymph nodes optimizes staging in patients aged 55 years or older with papillary thyroid cancer
PurposeCurrent staging criteria for papillary thyroid cancer (PTC) do not include the number of metastatic lymph nodes (LNs), which is highly predictive of survival in multiple cancers. The LN metastasis burden is particularly relevant for older adults with thyroid cancer because of their poor progn...
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| Format: | Article |
| Language: | English |
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Frontiers Media S.A.
2022-12-01
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| Series: | Frontiers in Endocrinology |
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| Online Access: | https://www.frontiersin.org/articles/10.3389/fendo.2022.1026737/full |