Preoperative Circulating Tumor Cells (CTCs) Positivity is Associated with Lymph Node Metastasis in Patients with Unifocal Papillary Thyroid Microcarcinoma (PTMC)
Preoperative CTCs positivity (≥8.7 FU/3mL) and invaded capsule are associated with lymph node metastasis in unifocal PTMC. Preoperative CTCs detection can serve as an important auxiliary indicator for evaluating the lymph node metastasis potential of patients with unifocal PTMC, thereby providing valuable reference evidence for clinicians to formulate individualized surgical plans and postoperative follow-up strategies.
Authors
- Haifeng Zhong (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-4690-0082)
- Yanru Wang (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-8272-2450)
- Jiwei Chen
- Qingxin Zeng
Institutions
- Meizhou City People's Hospital (CN)
Publication Details
- Journal
- International Journal of General Medicine
- Published
- 2026-01-01
- DOI
- https://doi.org/10.2147/ijgm.s569916
- Primary Topic
- Cancer Cells and Metastasis
- Type
- article
- Field-Weighted Citation Impact
- 0.00