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SUBMITTER: Xia S
PROVIDER: S-EPMC5356800 | biostudies-other | 2017 Jan
REPOSITORIES: biostudies-other
Xia Shujun S Wang Chuandong C Ni Xiaofeng X Ni Zhongxin Z Dong Yijie Y Zhan Weiwei W
Oncotarget 20170101 2
Lymph node metastasis (LNM) is the primary challenge in papillary thyroid cancer (PTC). Recurrent cancerous lymph nodes require repeated surgeries, which increases the risk for surgical complications. Thus, the evaluation of LNM before surgery is important. Ultrasonography is the most convenient way to examine cervical LNM, but the sensitivity of ultrasonography in the identification of LNM in cases of PTC is extremely low. A series of lncRNAs (long noncoding RNAs) have been reported as candidat ...[more]