Lymph node ratio predicts recurrence in pediatric papillary thyroid cancer
Rubinstein JC, Dinauer C, Herrick-Reynolds K, Morotti R, Callender GG, Christison-Lagay ER. Lymph node ratio predicts recurrence in pediatric papillary thyroid cancer. Journal Of Pediatric Surgery 2018, 54: 129-132. PMID: 30361076, DOI: 10.1016/j.jpedsurg.2018.10.010.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsPapillary thyroid cancerPediatric patientsTotal thyroidectomyNeck dissectionThyroid cancerN1b papillary thyroid cancerPediatric papillary thyroid cancerProphylactic central neck dissectionRegional lymph node metastasisCentral neck dissectionRetrospective case seriesLymph node metastasisRadical neck dissectionTime of presentationLikelihood of recurrenceTime of operationMedian ageMedian durationMetastatic LNsNode metastasisCase seriesPediatric populationPrognostic predictorSingle institutionSingle recurrence