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Predictive factors for central lymph node metastasis in patients with cN0 papillary thyroid carcinoma: A systematic review and meta-analysis.
International journal of surgery (London, England) - 1 Apr 2016
Ma Ben, Wang Yu, Yang Shuwen, Ji Qinghai
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BACKGROUND AND OBJECTIVES: Recently, some single-institution studies have reported risk factors of CLNM in cN0 PTC patients, but results from those studies are not consistent. The meta-analysis aimed to identify some risk factors that can be predictive of CLNM in cN0 PTC patients. METHODS: We performed a systematic search for relevant literature published prior to December 2015 using the following search engines:...
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