A retrospective study of factors affecting contralateral central-neck lymph node metastasis in unilateral papillary thyroid carcinoma
Background: In 30–40% of papillary thyroid cancer patients, central neck lymph node metastasis occurs. As a result, prophylactic central neck lymph node dissection is performed. The extent of lymph node dissection and prophylactic central neck lymph node dissection is still debatable. The incidence...
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Format: | Article |
Language: | English |
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Elsevier
2023-09-01
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Series: | Asian Journal of Surgery |
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Online Access: | http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S1015958422015159 |