%0 Journal Article
%T Nomogram for predicting level V lymph node metastases in papillary thyroid carcinoma with clinically lateral lymph node metastases: A large retrospective cohort study of 1037 patients from FDUSCC
%A Jun Xiang
%A Qing Guan
%A Yunjun Wang
%J Journal of Cancer
%D 2019
%I Ivyspring International Publisher
%R 10.7150/jca.28527
%X Objective: Extensive lateral neck dissection (LND), especially routine level V dissection, may potentially increase morbidity and have no significant benefit to survival in patients with papillary thyroid carcinoma (PTC). Our study aimed to determine the pattern and risk factors for level V lymph node metastasis (LNM) and to develop an assessment model based on a nomogram for predicting whether level V dissection is necessary.
%U http://www.jcancer.org/v10p0772.htm