Preoperative strain ultrasound elastography can predict occult central cervical lymph node metastasis in papillary thyroid cancer: a single-center retrospective study

Preoperative strain ultrasound elastography can predict occult central cervical lymph node metastasis in papillary thyroid cancer: a single-center retrospective study

ObjectiveTo determine whether preoperative ultrasound elastography can predict occult central cervical lymph node metastasis (CCLNM) in patients with papillary thyroid cancer.MethodsThis retrospective study included 541 papillary thyroid cancer patients with clinically negative lymph nodes prior to...

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Main Authors: Long Liu, Gang Li, Chao Jia, Lianfang Du, Qiusheng Shi, Rong Wu
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Frontiers Media S.A. 2023-04-01
Series:Frontiers in Oncology
Subjects:
ultrasound
ultrasound elastography
prediction
lymph node metastasis
papillary thyroid carcinoma
Online Access:https://www.frontiersin.org/articles/10.3389/fonc.2023.1141855/full

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