International journal of surgery (London, England)
Navigating the lymphatic labyrinth: insights into lateral cervical metastasis patterns in papillary thyroid carcinoma a multicenter study.
Taonong Cai, Zan Jiao, Yu Guo, Yongchao Yu, Kang Ning, Bu Zou, Mingjie Jiang, Zhongyuan Yang, Tianrun Liu, Weichao Chen, Tong Wu, Ankui Yang
Published: 202510.1097/JS9.0000000000004437
Abstract
INTRODUCTION: Papillary thyroid carcinoma (PTC) often spreads to lateral cervical lymph nodes (LNs), but research on their distribution and drainage is limited. Delphian lymph node (DLN) metastasis is a key indicator of regional lymph node (LN) invol…
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