Impact of lymphovascular invasion on otherwise low-risk papillary thyroid carcinomas: a retrospective and observational study.

Francisca Marques Puga Abir Al Ghuzlan Dana M HartlMohamed-Amine BaniSophie MoogFabiana PaniIngrid BreuskinJoanne GuerlainMatthieu FaronDesirée DenadreisEric BaudinJulien Hadoux Livia Lamartina

Published in: Endocrine (2023)

Lymphovascular invasion, including lymphatic invasion only, is associated with a sensibly higher risk of persistent/recurrent disease in otherwise low-risk PTCs, namely in patients not treated with RAI. Lymphatic invasion could have a role in risk-stratification systems for decision making.

Keyphrases

cell migration
lymph node metastasis
papillary thyroid
decision making
newly diagnosed
end stage renal disease
lymph node
ejection fraction
endometrial cancer
peritoneal dialysis
prognostic factors
high grade