Open AccessA meta-analysis of risk factors for lymph node posterior to the right recurrent laryngeal nerve metastasis in papillary thyroid carcinoma
Author(s) -
Tianhan Zhou,
Fan Wu,
Lingqian Zhao,
Ke-cheng Jiang,
Dingcun Luo
Publication year - 2021
Publication title -
gland surgery
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.643
H-Index - 22
eISSN - 2227-8575
pISSN - 2227-684X
DOI - 10.21037/gs-21-177
Subject(s) - medicine , recurrent laryngeal nerve , thyroid carcinoma , lymph node metastasis , thyroid , lymph node , meta analysis , metastasis , pathology , general surgery , oncology , cancer
Whether the lymph node posterior to the right recurrent laryngeal nerve (LN-prRLN) should be dissected is still controversial. This meta-analysis aimed to assess the risk factors for LN-prRLN metastasis in papillary thyroid carcinoma (PTC).
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