Ultrasound-guided fine-needle aspiration cytology combined with molecular labels for detecting cervical lymph nodes metastases of papillary thyroid carcinoma / 中国医学影像技术

ABSTRACT

Papillary thyroid carcinoma (PTC) with cervical lymph node metastases depict poor prognosis. Ultrasound (US)-guided fine needle aspiration cytology (US-FNAC) showed certain limitations in diagnosis of PTC with cervical lymph node metastases, while no effective molecular marker for diagnosis of this disease has been found. US-FNAC combined with molecular markers are helpful to detecting cervical lymph nodes metastases of PTC. The relative research progresses were reviewed in this article.