Metastasis number and ratio in regional lymph nodes as predictive indicators for distant metastasis in medullary thyroid cancer: beyond American Joint Committee on Cancer nodal staging
Metastasis number and ratio of regional lymph nodes can be effective predictors for distant metastasis in patients with MTC, which is helpful for the modification of the 8th edition of the AJCC N stage.
Authors
- WeiBo XIA
- J M Su
- Zihan Chen (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0009-0005-6983-7495)
- Naishi Li
Institutions
- Chinese Academy of Medical Sciences & Peking Union Medical College (CN)
- Peking Union Medical College Hospital (CN)
Publication Details
- Journal
- Gland Surgery
- Published
- 2025-12-01
- DOI
- https://doi.org/10.21037/gs-2025-378
- Primary Topic
- Thyroid Cancer Diagnosis and Treatment
- Type
- article
- Field-Weighted Citation Impact
- 0.00