High risk factors related to central lymph node metastasis in papillary thyroid microcarcinoma
10.3760/cma.j.issn.1673-422X.2016.01.012
- VernacularTitle:甲状腺微小乳头状癌中央区淋巴结转移的高危因素
- Author:
Yao LI
;
Shengying WANG
- Publication Type:Journal Article
- Keywords:
Thyroid neoplasms;
Lymph nodes;
Risk factors
- From:
Journal of International Oncology
2016;43(1):42-44
- CountryChina
- Language:Chinese
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Abstract:
In recent years, a large number of studies have found that central lymph node metastasis of the papillary thyroid microcarcinoma (PTMC) is significantly related with some risk factors.These high risk factors include age below 45 years old, BRAF gene mutation, vascular epithelial growth factor-C high expression, tumor diameter≥5 mm, multifocal and bilateral tumor, thyroid capsule invasion and so on.These high risk factors involve in disease process, and interact with each other.The studies of the high risk factors can help us to predict the risk of central lymph node metastasis in the patients with PTMC, thus to effectively guide the patients' treatment.
