Prevalence of Occult Central Lymph Node Metastasis by Tumor Size in Papillary Thyroid Carcinoma: A Systematic Review and Meta-Analysis
Background: While papillary thyroid carcinoma (PTC) is associated with high occult central neck metastasis (CNM) rates, prophylactic central neck dissection (pCND) is controversial. This meta-analysis aims to look at the occult CNM rate according to tumor size. Methods: A literature search was condu...
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| Format: | Article |
| Language: | English |
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MDPI AG
2023-08-01
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| Series: | Current Oncology |
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| Online Access: | https://www.mdpi.com/1718-7729/30/8/532 |