Lymph node location is a risk factor for papillary thyroid cancer-related death.

G SapuppoM TavarelliM RussoP MalandrinoA BelfioreR VigneriGabriella Pellegriti

Published in: Journal of endocrinological investigation (2018)

The presence of lymph node metastases in the N1b compartment should be considered as a risk factor for distant metastatic spread and for cancer-related death and included in post-surgery evaluation.

Keyphrases

lymph node
papillary thyroid
lymph node metastasis
sentinel lymph node
neoadjuvant chemotherapy
minimally invasive
squamous cell carcinoma
small cell lung cancer
coronary artery bypass
surgical site infection
acute coronary syndrome
rectal cancer