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Posterior Tunnel of Carotid Sheath: A novel potential tunnel for metastasis of thyroid carcinoma to the right lateral neck
2025-11-24
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<title>Abstract</title> <p> Background: Papillary thyroid carcinoma (PTC) is characterized by early lymphatic metastasis, necessitating surgical dissection of lymph nodes in levels II-VI. A fascial tunnel posterior to the carotid sheath, termed the Posterior Tunnel of the Carotid Sheath (PTCS), has been identified. This study aimed to explore the role of the PTCS in thyroid carcinoma metastasis, as well as the c...
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- Literature Corpus work
- f5162e5b-bbaa-5a6b-b2d6-7be182208fda
- DOI
- 10.21203/rs.3.rs-8030923/v1
