Ultrasound features and thyroid function of patients with papillary thyroid carcinoma for predicting metastatic cervical lymph nodes with atypical ultrasound features

The nomogram, which is based on age, sex, the distance between the nodule and the adjacent capsule, internal blood flow, and TGAb levels, has a strong ability to predict cervical lymph node metastasis in PTC patients with atypical ultrasound features. This model may assist in reducing the incidence of misdiagnoses of metastatic lymph nodes by providing imaging and laboratory data to facilitate clinical decision-making.