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A New Indicator to Differentiate Thyroid Follicular Inclusions in Cervical Lymph Nodes from Patients with Thyroid Cancer.
International journal of molecular sciences - 28 Dec 2022
Otsubo Chieko, Mussazhanova Zhanna, Kurohama Hirokazu, Shalgimbayeva Gulzira, Ueki Nozomi, Matsuoka Yuki, Madiyeva Madina, Sato Shinya, Yamashita Hiroyuki, Nakashima Masahiro
Abstract excerpt
Nodal metastasis is crucial for determining the stage of well-differentiated thyroid cancer (WTC) in patients older than 55. Well-formed thyroid follicular inclusions (TFIs) are occasionally encountered in the cervical lymph nodes (LNs) of patients with papillary thyroid carcinoma (PTC), and it is difficult to determine whether they are true nodal metastases or ectopic thyroid tissues (ETT). This study aimed to...
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