Fig. 2From: Integrating BRAFV600E mutation, ultrasonic and clinicopathologic characteristics for predicting the risk of cervical central lymph node metastasis in papillary thyroid carcinomaUltrasonic image showing a 17-mm papillary thyroid cancer in a 22 years-old woman harboring cervical CLNM. a The papillary thyroid cancer with tumor size > 10 mm and microcalcification on US. b Blood flow is shown on color doppler image. c Pathologic examination confirmed the diagnosis of metastatic central lymph node (hematoxylin–eosin stain, × 100). d Another PTC participant without cervical CLNM. Pathologic examination confirmed the diagnosis of Hashimoto’s thyroiditis (hematoxylin–eosin stain, × 100)Back to article page