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The pooled hazard ratios (HRs) and the 95% confidence interval (CI) were calculated to define the impact of different pathological factors on disease\u2010free survival (DFS).<\/jats:p>\n                  <\/jats:sec>\n                  <jats:sec>\n                    <jats:title>Results<\/jats:title>\n                    <jats:p>\n                      A total of 13 studies, enrolling 2641 patients (males: 29.5%,\n                      <jats:italic>n<\/jats:italic>\n                      \u2009=\u2009780) with a median age of 16\u2009years (95% CI: 15.4\u201319.0) years (\n                      <jats:italic>n<\/jats:italic>\n                      \u2009=\u20091370\/2641), were included. The incidence of multifocality and ETE was 30.7% (\n                      <jats:italic>n<\/jats:italic>\n                      \u2009=\u2009806\/2625), and 45.4% (\n                      <jats:italic>n<\/jats:italic>\n                      \u2009=\u20091148\/2528), respectively. The incidence of lateral neck lymph node metastasis (LNM) was 51.6% (\n                      <jats:italic>n<\/jats:italic>\n                      \u2009=\u20091224\/2372). Overall, 61.5% of patients underwent postoperative radioactive iodine therapy (RAI) (\n                      <jats:italic>n<\/jats:italic>\n                      \u2009=\u20091381\/2247). The median follow\u2010up time was 85\u2009months (95% CI: 57.0\u2013176.4) (\n                      <jats:italic>n<\/jats:italic>\n                      \u2009=\u20092534\/2641). The estimated pooled HRs for DFS were 1.86 (95% CI: 1.33\u20132.59;\n                      <jats:italic>p<\/jats:italic>\n                      \u2009=\u20090.002) for multifocality, 1.78 (95% CI: 1.20\u20132.63;\n                      <jats:italic>p<\/jats:italic>\n                      \u2009=\u20090.010) for ETE and 1.77 (95% CI: 0.76\u20134.11;\n                      <jats:italic>p<\/jats:italic>\n                      \u2009=\u20090.161) for lateral neck LNM.\n                    <\/jats:p>\n                  <\/jats:sec>\n                  <jats:sec>\n                    <jats:title>Conclusions<\/jats:title>\n                    <jats:p>Multifocality and ETE are significant predictors of recurrence in pediatric PTC, while lateral neck LNM does not seem to be a reliable prognostic factor. 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