Abstract:Purpose: Papillary thyroid carcinoma (PTC) has a high incidence of lymph node metastasis (LNM). Our aim was to determine whether tumor location is a useful feature to predict bilateral central lymph node metastasis (CLNM) in unilateral 1-4 cm PTC. Patients and Methods: Data on unilateral 1-4 cm PTC patients from 2016 to 2019 were collected retrospectively. The clinical and pathological characteristics of the tumors and lymph nodes were analyzed statistically. Results: The mean patient age was 49.1±12.3 (23-73)… Show more
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