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SUBMITTER: Attard A
PROVIDER: S-EPMC7402576 | biostudies-literature | 2019 Apr
REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature
Attard Andrea A Paladino Nunzia Cinzia NC Lo Monte Attilio Ignazio AI Falco Nicola N Melfa Giuseppina G Rotolo Giulia G Rizzuto Stefano S Gulotta Eliana E Salamone Giuseppe G Bonventre Sebastiano S Scerrino Gregorio G Cocorullo Gianfranco G
BMC surgery 20190424 Suppl 1
Papillary thyroid carcinoma is a slow-growing cancer with a generally good prognosis that sometimes have an aggressive behaviour. Metastases to neck lymph nodes is the first step of the diffusion. The central neck compartment is involved most commonly. The ipsilateral lateral neck compartments are usually involved afterwards, and the involvement of the contralateral one is considered a quite rare occurrence. In more rare cases, metastases to lateral neck compartment without central lymph node me ...[more]