Risk factors for central lymph node metastasis of patients with papillary thyroid microcarcinoma: A meta-analysis

International Journal of Clinical and Experimental Pathology

Volumn 7, Issue 3, 2014, Pages 932-937

  Liu, Zeming ^a   Wang, Longqiang ^a   Yi, Pengfei ^a   Wang, Cong Yi ^a   Huang, Tao ^a  

^a HUAZHONG UNIVERSITY OF SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY   (China)

Author keywords

Central lymph node metastasis; Papillary thyroid carcinoma; Risk factors

Indexed keywords

HUMAN; LYMPH NODE METASTASIS; META ANALYSIS; PAPILLARY CARCINOMA; PATHOLOGY; RISK FACTOR; THYROID TUMOR;

CARCINOMA, PAPILLARY; HUMANS; LYMPHATIC METASTASIS; RISK FACTORS; THYROID NEOPLASMS;

EID: 84899552811     PISSN: None     EISSN: 19362625     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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