Preoperative prediction of central lymph node metastasis in thyroid papillary microcarcinoma using clinicopathologic and sonographic features

World Journal of Surgery

Volumn 37, Issue 2, 2013, Pages 385-391

  Kim, Kyung Eun ^a   Kim, Eun Kyung ^a   Yoon, Jung Hyun ^b   Han, Kyung Hwa ^a   Moon, Hee Jung ^a   Kwak, Jin Young ^a  

^a Yonsei University   (South Korea)

^b CHA University   (South Korea)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; CANCER STAGING; DECISION SUPPORT SYSTEM; ECHOGRAPHY; EVALUATION; FEMALE; HUMAN; LYMPH NODE METASTASIS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; MULTIVARIATE ANALYSIS; NECK DISSECTION; PAPILLARY CARCINOMA; PAPILLARY THYROID MICROCARCINOMA; PATHOLOGY; PREOPERATIVE CARE; RETROSPECTIVE STUDY; RISK; RISK FACTOR; STATISTICAL MODEL; THYROID TUMOR; THYROIDECTOMY; VERY ELDERLY;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGED; AGED, 80 AND OVER; CARCINOMA, PAPILLARY; DECISION SUPPORT TECHNIQUES; FEMALE; HUMANS; LOGISTIC MODELS; LYMPHATIC METASTASIS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; MULTIVARIATE ANALYSIS; NECK DISSECTION; NEOPLASM STAGING; ODDS RATIO; PREOPERATIVE CARE; RETROSPECTIVE STUDIES; RISK FACTORS; THYROID NEOPLASMS; THYROIDECTOMY; YOUNG ADULT;

MLCS; MLOWN;

EID: 84874111503     PISSN: 03642313     EISSN: 14322323     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s00268-012-1826-3     Document Type: Article

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