Clinical and pathologic predictors of central lymph node metastasis in papillary thyroid microcarcinoma: a retrospective cohort study

ConclusionsA relatively high prevalence of CLNM was observed in patients with clinically lymph node-negative PTMC. CLNM was associated with male sex, younger age, larger tumor size, extrathyroidal extension and multifocal PTMC.
Source: Journal of Endocrinological Investigation - Category: Endocrinology Source Type: research