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Lymph node metastases in papillary thyroid cancer

4 March 2024 | | Head and Neck, Laryngology / Swallowing / Voice | Lymph node dissection, metastasis, neck dissection, papillary thyroid cancer, thyroid

This retrospective Korean cohort study looked at the risk factors associated with bilateral lateral lymph node metastases in patients with unilateral papillary thyroid cancer. There were 11 patients who met the inclusion criteria across an 11-year period from 2009 to...

Expanding the role of FNA in thyroid nodule decision-making

1 November 2016 | | BRAF, cytology, fine-needle aspiration (FNA), papillary thyroid cancer, preoperative diagnosis

Papillary thyroid cancer, the commonest histological type, has been extensively reported as having BRAF proto-oncogene mutations (most commonly the V600E mutation). There is great interest in BRAF as a molecular marker, particularly as a prognostic factor that may guide the...