Incidental positive lymph nodes in patients with papillary thyroid cancer is independently associated with recurrent disease.

Wouter Pieter KluijfhoutFrederick T DrakeJesse D PasternakToni BeninatoMenno R VriensWen T ShenJessica E GosnellChienying LiuInsoo SuhQuan-Yang Duh

Published in: Journal of surgical oncology (2017)

Positive incidental lymph nodes are independently associated with recurrent disease in patients with PTC. These patients should therefore be monitored more carefully.

Keyphrases

papillary thyroid
lymph node
lymph node metastasis
end stage renal disease
chronic kidney disease
newly diagnosed
ejection fraction
squamous cell carcinoma
sentinel lymph node
patient reported outcomes
patient reported