Skip metastasis in papillary thyroid carcinoma is difficult to predict in clinical practice

[1] Grebe SK(1996)Thyroid cancer nodal metastases: biologic significance and therapeutic considerations Surg Oncol Clin N Am 1 43-63

[2] Hay ID(2004)Patterns of lateral neck metastasis in papillary thyroid carcinoma Arch Otolaryngol Head Neck Surg. 7 857-860

[3] Kupferman ME(2006)Clinically significant prognostic factors for differentiated thyroid carcinoma: a population-based, nested case-control study Cancer 3 524-531

[4] Patterson M(1986)Papillary thyroid cancer treated at the Mayo Clinic, 1946 through 1970: initial manifestations, pathologic findings, therapy, and outcome Mayo Clin Proc 12 978-996

[5] Mandel SJ(1996)Impact of lymph node metastasis in differentiated carcinoma of the thyroid: a matched-pair analysis Head Neck. 2 127-132

[6] LiVolsi V(2007)Central neck dissection necessary for the treatment of lateral cervical nodal recurrence of papillary thyroid carcinoma? Head Neck 10 901-906

[7] Weber RS(2002)Pattern of nodal metastasis for primary and reoperative thyroid cancer World J Surg 1 22-28

[8] Lundgren CI(2004)Skip metastases in thyroid cancer leaping the central lymph node compartment Arch Surg 1 43-45

[9] Hall P(2007)Routine level VI lymph node dissection for papillary thyroid cancer: surgical technique ANZ J Surg 4 203-208

[10] Dickman PW(2004)Value of the cervical compartments in the surgical treatment of papillary thyroid carcinoma World J Surg 12 1275-1281

[1] Grebe SK(1996)Thyroid cancer nodal metastases: biologic significance and therapeutic considerations Surg Oncol Clin N Am 1 43-63

[2] Hay ID(2004)Patterns of lateral neck metastasis in papillary thyroid carcinoma Arch Otolaryngol Head Neck Surg. 7 857-860

[3] Kupferman ME(2006)Clinically significant prognostic factors for differentiated thyroid carcinoma: a population-based, nested case-control study Cancer 3 524-531

[4] Patterson M(1986)Papillary thyroid cancer treated at the Mayo Clinic, 1946 through 1970: initial manifestations, pathologic findings, therapy, and outcome Mayo Clin Proc 12 978-996

[5] Mandel SJ(1996)Impact of lymph node metastasis in differentiated carcinoma of the thyroid: a matched-pair analysis Head Neck. 2 127-132

[6] LiVolsi V(2007)Central neck dissection necessary for the treatment of lateral cervical nodal recurrence of papillary thyroid carcinoma? Head Neck 10 901-906

[7] Weber RS(2002)Pattern of nodal metastasis for primary and reoperative thyroid cancer World J Surg 1 22-28

[8] Lundgren CI(2004)Skip metastases in thyroid cancer leaping the central lymph node compartment Arch Surg 1 43-45

[9] Hall P(2007)Routine level VI lymph node dissection for papillary thyroid cancer: surgical technique ANZ J Surg 4 203-208

[10] Dickman PW(2004)Value of the cervical compartments in the surgical treatment of papillary thyroid carcinoma World J Surg 12 1275-1281