The association of Hashimoto’s thyroiditis with central lymph node metastasis in papillary thyroid cancer: a retrospective cross-sectional study
Lijun Wen, Li Zhou, Min Wang, Guangzhen Ma, Xiupeng An, Zhiyong Qi, Wei Hong · 2026
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Lijun Wen and six colleagues test whether Hashimoto's thyroiditis changes the risk of lymph node spread in papillary thyroid cancer, in a study from twenty twenty-six. Hashimoto's is tied to the occurrence of this cancer. Its effect on central lymph node metastasis, however, stays controversial. The team reviewed over eleven hundred surgical patients at one center.
Hashimoto's was confirmed on tissue tests in about a fifth of patients. The main analysis adjusted for thirteen confounders with logistic regression. Thyroiditis went with much lower odds of node spread on its own. Sensitivity checks using matching and weighting methods backed the result. Subgroup analyses probed whether the effect changes across patient types. The design hits the controversy from several statistical directions at once. It strengthens confidence that the protective link is real.
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| CREATOR | Lijun Wen, Li Zhou, Min Wang, Guangzhen Ma, Xiupeng An, Zhiyong Qi, Wei Hong |
|---|---|
| YEAR | 2026 |
| COLLECTION | PAPERS |
| FORMAT | TXT |
| FILE SIZE | 39 KB |
| VERSION | 1.0 |
| LICENSE | CC BY 4.0 |
| RIGHTS | CC BY |
| SOURCE | Europe PMC |