Lymph node metastasis of papillary thyroid carcinoma in the context of Hashimoto’s thyroiditis

Abstract Background Whether Hashimoto’s thyroiditis (HT) affects the lymph node metastasis of papillary thyroid carcinoma (PTC) remains uncertain. The diagnostic criteria for HT differed in previous studies. Our study focused on analysing the influence of HT on PTC lymph node metastasis (LNM) with s...

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Main Authors: Lirong Wang, Jiawen Chen, Xin Yuan, Juan Wang, Lei Sun, Jue Jiang, Lin Zhang, Min Liu, Qi Zhou
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: BMC 2022-01-01
Series:BMC Endocrine Disorders
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Online Access:https://doi.org/10.1186/s12902-021-00923-2