Ultrasonographic Differentiation Between Metastatic and Benign Lymph Nodes in Patients With Papillary Thyroid Carcinoma

The purpose of this study was to evaluate the ultrasonographic characteristics of metastatic lymph nodes in patients with papillary thyroid carcinoma.

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