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This study aimed to identify distinct serum metabolic profiles in papillary thyroid carcinoma (PTC) patients with non-131I-avid disease and elucidate underlying molecular mechanisms. Serum samples from 94 PTC patients were analyzed using gas chromatography\u2013time-of-flight mass spectrometry. Patients were stratified into the non-131I-avid pulmonary metastases group (n = 30), the 131I-avid pulmonary metastases group (n = 31), and the remnant ablation group (n = 33). Principal component analysis and orthogonal partial least squares-discriminant analysis was employed for classification and biomarker identification. Differential metabolites were visualized via heatmap and evaluated for diagnostic potential using receiver operating characteristic curve analysis. Pathway enrichment analysis utilized the KEGG database. 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