Lymph node dissection in papillary thyroid carcinoma

TAS Moo, TJ Fahey III - Seminars in Nuclear Medicine, 2011 - Elsevier
The management of papillary thyroid carcinoma continues to evolve. Although the debate
over the extent of thyroidectomy has largely faded, the role of elective neck dissection in the …

Extent of surgery for papillary thyroid cancer: preoperative imaging and role of prophylactic and therapeutic neck dissection

RM Cisco, WT Shen, JE Gosnell - Current treatment options in oncology, 2012 - Springer
Opinion statement Papillary thyroid cancer (PTC) has an excellent prognosis, yet lymph
node metastases are common. Most authors agree that central and/or lateral lymph node …

[PDF][PDF] The current status of lymph node dissection in the treatment of papillary thyroid cancer. A literature review

G Conzo, G Docimo, C Mauriello, C Gambardella… - Clin Ter, 2013 - researchgate.net
Aim. Cervical lymph node micrometastases are observed in up to 90% of papillary thyroid
cancers (PTC), showing that lymph nodal involvement is very common. Nevertheless, during …

A vision for the surgical management of papillary thyroid carcinoma: extensive lymph node compartmental dissections and selective use of radioiodine

EL Mazzaferri - The Journal of Clinical Endocrinology & …, 2009 - academic.oup.com
The natural history of papillary thyroid cancer (PTC) is such that many patients reach normal
life expectancy after total thyroidectomy and radioiodine therapy (1). Still, a large number of …

[HTML][HTML] The role of central neck lymph node dissection in the management of papillary thyroid cancer

LA Shirley, NB Jones, JE Phay - Frontiers in Oncology, 2017 - frontiersin.org
Papillary thyroid cancer (PTC) is the most common thyroid malignancy, and cervical nodal
metastases are frequent at presentation. The most common site for nodal metastases from …

Central neck dissection for papillary thyroid cancer

DT Hughes, GM Doherty - Cancer control, 2011 - journals.sagepub.com
Background Central compartment lymph node dissection is a common adjunct to
thyroidectomy in the treatment of papillary thyroid cancer. The indications, surgical …

Prophylactic central compartment neck dissection for papillary thyroid cancer: the search for justification continues

CR McHenry - Surgery, 2011 - surgjournal.com
MACROSCOPIC LYMPH NODE METASTASES in patients with papillary thyroid cancer are
associated with a higher recurrence rate. 1 Lundgren et al, 2 in a large population-based …

Operative technique for modified radical neck dissection in papillary thyroid carcinoma

JR Porterfield, DA Factor, CS Grant - Archives of Surgery, 2009 - jamanetwork.com
Background Papillary thyroid carcinoma is the most common endocrine malignancy.
Recently, controversy has focused on the management of lymph node metastases, which …

[HTML][HTML] Total thyroidectomy without prophylactic central neck dissection in clinically node-negative papillary thyroid cancer: is it an adequate treatment?

PG Calò, G Pisano, F Medas, J Marcialis… - World journal of surgical …, 2014 - Springer
Background Cervical lymph node metastases in papillary thyroid cancer are common.
Although central neck dissection is indicated in clinically nodal-positive disease, it remains …

Prospective outcomes of selective lymph node dissection for papillary thyroid carcinoma based on preoperative ultrasonography

I Sugitani, Y Fujimoto, K Yamada, N Yamamoto - World journal of surgery, 2008 - Springer
Background Although many patients with papillary thyroid carcinoma (PTC) display
associated cervical lymph node metastases (LNM), the optimal extent of lymph node …