The significance of the presence of extranodal extension in the metastatic node of differentiated thyroid cancer: a proposal for modification in the American Thyroid Association (ATA) risk stratification.
Nithyanand ChidambaranathanShivakumar ThiagarajanB GurukeerthiPranav SathePriyanka SamelNatarajan RamalingamDevendra ChaukarPublished in: European archives of oto-rhino-laryngology : official journal of the European Federation of Oto-Rhino-Laryngological Societies (EUFOS) : affiliated with the German Society for Oto-Rhino-Laryngology - Head and Neck Surgery (2024)
Extranodal extension in differentiated thyroid cancer had the maximum influence on recurrence risk (recurrence-free survival) in our cohort. The prognostic impact of ENE supersedes the number of positive nodes in the risk of recurrence.