Positive preoperative circulating tumor cells level associated with lymph node metastasis in papillary thyroid carcinoma patients with capsular invasion
Maximum lesion diameter > 1 cm was associated with LNM in PTC patients with and without capsular invasion. Positive preoperative CTCs levels and multifocality were associated with LNM in patients with capsular invasion, but not in patients without capsular invasion.
Authors
- Yeqian Lai (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-5828-1787)
- Jiaqin Deng
- Ming Yu (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-9191-4718)
- Yihua Gu
- Zhijuan Zheng
Institutions
- Meizhou City People's Hospital (CN)
Publication Details
- Journal
- World Journal of Surgical Oncology
- Published
- 2025-05-14
- DOI
- https://doi.org/10.1186/s12957-025-03842-x
- Citations
- 1
- Primary Topic
- Thyroid Cancer Diagnosis and Treatment
- Type
- article
- Field-Weighted Citation Impact
- 1.29