Lateral cervical lymph node metastases from papillary thyroid carcinoma: Pattern of nodal metastases and optimal strategy for neck dissection

Annals of Surgical Oncology

Volumn 15, Issue 4, 2008, Pages 1177-1182

  Roh, Jong Lyel ^a   Kim, Jin Man ^b   Park, Chan Il ^b  

^a University of Ulsan College of Medicine   (South Korea)

^b Chungnam National University College of Medicine   (South Korea)

Author keywords

Cervical metastasis; Neck dissection; Node metastatic pattern; Optimal treatment; Papillary thyroid carcinoma

Indexed keywords

ADULT; CERVICAL LYMPH NODE; CONFERENCE PAPER; FEMALE; HUMAN; LYMPH NODE METASTASIS; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MEDIASTINUM LYMPH NODE; NECK DISSECTION; PAPILLARY CARCINOMA; THYROID CARCINOMA; THYROIDECTOMY;

ADENOCARCINOMA, PAPILLARY; ADULT; FEMALE; HUMANS; LYMPH NODES; LYMPHATIC METASTASIS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; NECK; NECK DISSECTION; PROSPECTIVE STUDIES; THYROID NEOPLASMS;

EID: 40549096009     PISSN: 10689265     EISSN: 15344681     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1245/s10434-008-9813-5     Document Type: Conference Paper

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