Role of nutritional (PNI, CONUT) and inflammatory indices (SII) in predicting lymph node metastasis and prognosis of thyroid cancer: a systematic review and meta-analysis

Key Points

• Lymph node metastasis is significantly predicted by nutritional and inflammatory indices.
• The analysis reveals a correlation between high nutritional indices and improved prognosis.
• Systematic review and meta-analysis of existing studies evaluating thyroid cancer outcomes.
• These findings suggest potential therapeutic targets and markers for thyroid cancer prognosis.