Open AccessEndoplasmic reticulum aminopeptidase 2 is highly expressed in papillary thyroid microcarcinoma with cervical lymph node metastasis
Author(s) -
Woo Young Kim,
Jae Bok Lee,
Hoon Yub Kim,
Sang Uk Woo,
Gil Soo Son,
Jeoung Won Bae
Publication year - 2015
Publication title -
journal of cancer research and therapeutics/journal of cancer research and therapeutics
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.475
H-Index - 39
eISSN - 0973-1482
pISSN - 1998-4138
DOI - 10.4103/0973-1482.146060
Subject(s) - endoplasmic reticulum , lymph node metastasis , medicine , metastasis , cancer research , aminopeptidase , thyroid , lymph node , pathology , biology , microbiology and biotechnology , cancer , biochemistry , leucine , amino acid
The cervical lymph node metastasis (CLNM) of papillary thyroid microcarcinoma (PTMC) is not uncommon. However, prophylactic cervical lymph node dissection in all PTMC is debatable. Molecular markers of predicting CLNM would help to decide to either do or not do cervical lymph node dissection which might increase morbidities.