A scoring system is an effective tool for predicting central lymph node metastasis in papillary thyroid microcarcinoma: a case-control study

Ye-Feng Cai,Qing-Xuan Wang,Chun-Jue Ni,Xiangjian Zhang,Endong Chen,Si-yang Dong,Hua-Min Zheng,Xiaohua Zhang,Quan Li

A scoring system is an effective tool for predicting central lymph node metastasis in papillary thyroid microcarcinoma: a case-control study

2016

Ye-Feng Cai
Qing-Xuan Wang
Chun-Jue Ni
Xiangjian Zhang
Endong Chen
Si-yang Dong
Hua-Min Zheng
Xiaohua Zhang
Quan Li

Background The purpose of this study was to evaluate the clinicopathologic and ultrasonographic (US) characteristics and establish an effective scoring system for predicting central lymph node metastasis (CLNM) in papillary thyroid microcarcinoma (PTMC).

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Case-control study
Central lymph
Central Lymph Node Dissection
Pathology
Thyroid
Thyroidectomy
Surgical oncology
Medicine
Retrospective cohort study
Metastasis
Positive predicative value
Multivariate analysis
Standardized coefficient
Cutoff

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