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The role of molecular markers and tumor histological type in central lymph node metastasis of papillary thyroid carcinoma.
Archives of otolaryngology--head & neck surgery - 1 Jan 2012
Paulson Lorien, Shindo Maisie, Schuff Kathryn, Corless Christopher
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OBJECTIVE: To look for genetic mutations that might predict central compartment lymph node metastasis (LNM) in papillary thyroid carcinoma (PTC) using strict criteria for N0 and N1 disease. DESIGN: We identified patients with PTC from our institution's pathology archives. Strict criteria were used for assessing the presence or the absence of central neck LNM. Disease was classified as N0 only if a comprehensive...
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