Dual nomograms to predict central and lateral cervical lymph node metastasis in papillary thyroid carcinoma with Hashimoto’s thyroiditis: a two-cohort study
Background In papillary thyroid carcinoma (PTC) patients with suspected Hashimoto’s thyroiditis (HT) indicated by elevated preoperative thyroglobulin antibodies (TgAb) and thyroid peroxidase antibodies (TPOAb), reactive lymphadenopathy can mimic metastatic disease on imaging. This overlap complicates preoperative cervi...