Functional visceral fat activity evaluated by preoperative F-18 FDG PET/CT predicts regional lymph node metastasis in differentiated thyroid cancer.

Kisoo PahkSunju ChoiSungeun Kim

Published in: Clinical endocrinology (2018)

Functional visceral fat activity significantly affects the regional lymph node metastasis status in patients with differentiated thyroid cancer. Furthermore, it may also be useful to predict regional lymph node metastasis.

Keyphrases

lymph node metastasis
papillary thyroid
squamous cell carcinoma
adipose tissue
insulin resistance
type diabetes
skeletal muscle