Papillary thyroid carcinoma: Pathological findings in cases with and without clinical evidence of cervical node involvement

Do the level of nodal disease according

Do the level of nodal disease according to the TNM classification and the number of involved cervical nodes reflect prognosis in patients with differentiated carcinoma of the thyroid gland?

✍ Sato, Nobuaki; Oyamatsu, Manabu; Koyama, Yu; Emura, Iwao; Tamiya, Yoichi; Hatake 📂 Article 📅 1998 🏛 John Wiley and Sons 🌐 English ⚖ 74 KB 👁 2 views

Background and Objectives: The importance of nodal involvement as a prognostic factor in differentiated carcinoma of the thyroid gland remains controversial. We therefore attempted to confirm the prognostic factors in differentiated thyroid carcinoma, with special reference to nodal status. Patients