Exploring risk factors for cervical lymph node metastasis in papillary thyroid microcarcinoma: construction of a novel population-based predictive model.

Journal: BMC endocrine disorders
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Abstract

BACKGROUND: Machine learning was a highly effective tool in model construction. We aim to establish a machine learning-based predictive model for predicting the cervical lymph node metastasis (LNM) in papillary thyroid microcarcinoma (PTMC).

Authors

  • Yanling Huang
    Shengli Clinical Medical College of Fujian Medical University, Fuzhou, China.
  • Yaqian Mao
    Shengli Clinical Medical College of Fujian Medical University, Fuzhou, China.
  • Lizhen Xu
    Shengli Clinical Medical College of Fujian Medical University, Fuzhou, China.
  • Junping Wen
    Shengli Clinical Medical College of Fujian Medical University, Fuzhou, China.
  • Gang Chen
    Department of Orthopedics, West China Hospital, Sichuan University, Chengdu, Sichuan, China.