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Univariate and multivariate logistic regression analyses were performed to screen predictors of LLNM and construct nomogram models for preoperative and postoperative prediction. Model performance was evaluated using the Hosmer-Lemeshow goodness-of-fit test, calibration curves with bootstrap resampling, receiver operating characteristic (ROC) curves and the area under the curve (AUC), as well as decision curve analysis (DCA).<\/jats:p>\n                  <\/jats:sec>\n                  <jats:sec>\n                    <jats:title>Results<\/jats:title>\n                    <jats:p>In preoperative analyses, age, maximum tumor diameter \u22651 cm on ultrasound, hyperechoic area in the lateral cervical lymph node, and lateral cervical lymph nodes perinodal vascularity were independent predictors of LLNM. In postoperative analyses, age, multifocality, pathological maximum tumor diameter \u22651 cm, and concomitant central lymph node metastasis were independent predictors. The AUCs for the preoperative model were 0.805 (training set) and 0.719 (validation set), and for the postoperative model were 0.885 (training set) and 0.762 (validation set). After 1,000 bootstrap resamples, the mean absolute errors (MAE) of the calibration curves were 0.047 and 0.066 for the preoperative model (training set and validation set), and 0.021 and 0.046 for the postoperative model.<\/jats:p>\n                  <\/jats:sec>\n                  <jats:sec>\n                    <jats:title>Conclusion<\/jats:title>\n                    <jats:p>DCA showed a higher net clinical benefit of both models than the treat-all or treat-none strategies, indicating good predictive accuracy and clinical utility.<\/jats:p>\n                  <\/jats:sec>","DOI":"10.3389\/fendo.2025.1730943","type":"journal-article","created":{"date-parts":[[2025,12,15]],"date-time":"2025-12-15T05:25:35Z","timestamp":1765776335000},"update-policy":"https:\/\/doi.org\/10.3389\/crossmark-policy","source":"Crossref","is-referenced-by-count":0,"title":["Risk factors for lateral cervical lymph node metastasis in papillary thyroid carcinoma and to develop and validate a nomogram 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