• Department of Thyroid Surgery, China-Japan Union Hospital of Jilin University; Jilin Provincial Key Laboratory of Surgical Translational Medicine; Jilin Provincial Engineering Laboratory of Thyroid Disease Prevention and Control, Changchun 130033, P. R. China;
ZHANG Guang, Email: zhangguang@jlu.edu.cn
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Objective To summarize the characteristics of cervical lymph node metastasis (LNM) in the papillary thyroid carcinoma (PTC) coexisting with Hashimoto thyroiditis (HT). Method The literatures related to cervical LNM of PTC coexisting with HT in recent years were collected and summarized. Results Compared with the PTC patients without HT, the more enlarged lymph nodes could be detected, and the cervival central LNM rate was lower, but there was still controversy about cervival lateral LNM in the patients with PTC coexisting with HT. The male, young, large tumor diameter, extraglandular invasion, multifocal cancer, BRAF gene mutation, and higher thyroid peroxidase antibody and thyroglobulin antibody levels, as well as the ultrasound features such as thyroid nodule aspect ratio >1, extremely low echo, calcification, and lymph node calcification, liquefaction, and disappearance of hilar lymph nodes could be used to evaluate the risk factors of cervical LNM for the patients with PTC coexisting with HT. Conclusions From the results of this review, it is suggests that the rate of central LNM is lower in patients with PTC coexisting with HT, but the status of LNM in the cervical lateral region remains to be explored. The relevant risk factors in combination with ultrasonic characteristics could help evaluate cervical lymph node status, could provide basis for early detection of metastatic lymph nodes and the formulation of individualized surgical plans, and improve the prognosis of patients.

Citation: DUAN Chengcheng, SHEN Keyu, XIAO Siqi, WU Xianji, YU Wenxi, ZHANG Guang. Characteristics analysis of cervical lymph node metastasis in papillary thyroid carcinoma coexisting with Hashimoto thyreoiditis: a literatures review. CHINESE JOURNAL OF BASES AND CLINICS IN GENERAL SURGERY, 2023, 30(12): 1507-1513. doi: 10.7507/1007-9424.202308070 Copy

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