Ling Zhao, Xiaoya Sun, Yukun Luo, Fulin Wang, Zhaohui Lyu
Papillary thyroid microcarcinoma (PTMC) has the highest incidence among all thyroid carcinomas. Although surgery is the primary treatment for PTMC, it inevitably leads to trauma and some complications. To formulate an optimal treatment strategy, we aim to clarify the risk factors for lymph node metastasis (LNM) in PTMC patients. This study retrospectively analyzed patients who underwent thyroidectomy during 1995-2015, and grouped them according to lymph node metastasis. Age, gender, tumor size, thyroid functions, Hashimoto's thyroiditis, multifocal tumor, extrathyroidal extensions, capsular invasion were analyzed...
October 22, 2020: Annals of Diagnostic Pathology