Latero-cervical lymph node metastases (N1b) represent an additional risk factor for papillary thyroid cancer outcome.

G SapuppoF PalermoM RussoM TavarelliR MasucciS SquatritoR VigneriGabriella Pellegriti

Published in: Journal of endocrinological investigation (2017)

These data indicate that persistent/recurrent disease and distant metastases are significantly more frequent in patients with latero-cervical LN (N1b) metastases and that the LN location should be used for a better postsurgical risk stratification.

Keyphrases

lymph node
neoadjuvant chemotherapy
electronic health record
squamous cell carcinoma
sentinel lymph node
big data
early stage
radiation therapy
data analysis