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SUBMITTER: Dou Y
PROVIDER: S-EPMC7225478 | biostudies-literature | 2020 Apr
REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature
Dou Yi Y Chen Yingji Y Hu Daixing D Xiong Wei W Xiao Qi Q Su Xinliang X
Gland surgery 20200401 2
<h4>Background</h4>The purpose of this study was to evaluate the factors associated with lateral lymph node metastasis (LLNM) in patients with papillary thyroid carcinoma (PTC), and to develop two web-based nomograms that predict the probability of level-II and level-III/IV LLNM in these patients.<h4>Methods</h4>The records of 653 patients with PTC were retrospectively reviewed. Univariate and multivariate analyses were performed to identify risk factors associated with LLNM in 460 patients ("de ...[more]