Background The association between telomerase reverse transcriptase (TERT) promoter
mutations and some clinical behaviors in thyroid cancer remains controversial and requires …

We performed a meta-analysis to elucidate the associations of the clinicopathological
characteristics and prognostic factors of papillary thyroid cancer (PTC) with TERT promoter …

Background: Little is known about annual hazard rates of cancer mortality and recurrence for
papillary thyroid cancer (PTC). This study investigated the time-varying pattern of cancer …

BACKGROUND Bilaterality is common in papillary thyroid cancer (PTC), but its clinical and
prognostic implications are still controversial, and it remains unclear whether its behavior is …

Background: Papillary thyroid carcinoma (PTC) is the most common endocrine malignancy.
Despite its low mortality rate, the disease has a recurrence rate of up to 30%. The mainstay …

Background Lateral neck lymph node (LN) metastases (N1b) have been identified as
independent risk factors of recurrence in patients with papillary thyroid carcinoma (PTC) …

Background This study evaluated the impact of lymph node-related factors on the risk of and
site of recurrence in patients who had papillary thyroid carcinoma with lymph node …

Objectives: To examine risk factors for posttreatment recurrence in papillary thyroid
carcinoma (PTC) patients with initial presentation of lateral neck metastasis (N1b). Summary …

Background Papillary thyroid carcinoma (PTC) with clinically node-positive lateral neck is
more likely to recur after surgery than node-negative PTC. The present study investigated …

Background Completeness of surgical resection is an important determinant of outcomes in
patients with papillary thyroid carcinoma and regional lymph node metastasis. The extent of …