甲状腺癌的发病率在世界范围内逐渐升高,其中甲状腺乳头状癌(papillary carcinoma of the thyroid,PTC)为最常见的病理学类型。PTC具有进展慢、预后好的特点,但颈部淋巴结转移率对预后有较大影响,术前诊断转移淋巴结对于PTC的临床处理具有重要意义。目前超声是诊断颈部转移淋巴结的主要影像学方法之一,然而其准确度仍有待提升。本文就超声诊断PTC颈部淋巴结的研究进展进行综述。
Abstract
The incidence of thyroid carcinoma is increasing worldwide. Papillary carcinoma of the thyroid (PTC)
which is the most common pathological type
has a feature of slow progress
and good prognosis. Cervical lymph node metastasis has a large impact on prognosis
and preoperative diagnosis of metastatic lymph nodes has a great role in the clinical management of PTC. Ultrasound is the one main imaging method of preoperative diagnosis of lymph node metastasis
but the accuracy still remains to be further improved. Herein
this article reviewed advances in ultrasonographic diagnosis of cervical lymph node metastasis in PTC.