Risk factor analysis for predicting cervical lymph node metastasis in papillary thyroid carcinoma: a study of 966 patients

Abstract Backgrounds The aim of this study is to investigate the risk factors for the cervical lymph node metastasis in papillary thyroid carcinoma (PTC). Methods The clinicopathological data from the 966 PTC patients who underwent thyroid operation between January 2013 and December 2015 in the gene...

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Main Authors: Chenxi Liu, Cheng Xiao, Jianjia Chen, Xiangyang Li, Zijian Feng, Qiyuan Gao, Zhen Liu
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: BMC 2019-06-01
Series:BMC Cancer
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Online Access:http://link.springer.com/article/10.1186/s12885-019-5835-6