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SUBMITTER: Liu C
PROVIDER: S-EPMC7599182 | biostudies-literature | 2020 Dec
REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature
Liu Chunhao C Zhang Lei L Liu Yuewu Y Xia Yu Y Cao Yue Y Liu Ziwen Z Chen Ge G Liu Ning N Shang Zhonghua Z Yang Jinbao J Sun Qinghe Q Li Xiaoyi X
World journal of surgery 20200911 12
<h4>Background</h4>Lymph node metastasis (LNM) often occurs in papillary thyroid carcinoma (PTC); the efficacy of ultrasound for predicting high-volume lymph node metastases (LNMs) in patients with PTC remains unexplored.<h4>Methods</h4>The medical records of 2073 consecutive PTC patients were reviewed. Sensitivity, specificity, positive predictive value (PPV) and negative predictive value (NPV) were calculated to evaluate the efficacy of ultrasound. Risk factors for LNM/high-volume LNMs and lym ...[more]