Papillary thyroid carcinoma (PTC) is the most common pathological type of
thyroid cancer,
accounting for 90%.Most cases of PTC are inert
tumors,while a few are invasive.Cervical
lymph node metastasis is one of the major manifestations of invasive PTC.Preoperative accurate prediction of cervical
lymph node metastasis is of great significance for the selection of
therapeutic regimen and the evaluation of
prognosis.New ultrasound
technology is a non-invasive,convenient,and
radiation-free examination
method,playing a key
role in predicting the cervical
lymph node metastasis of PTC.This
paper reviews the
research status and makes an outlook on new ultrasound
technology in predicting cervical
lymph node metastasis of PTC.