Management of the neck in well-differentiated thyroid cancer

P Asimakopoulos, AR Shaha, IJ Nixon, JP Shah… - Current oncology …, 2021 - Springer
Abstract Purpose of Review In this narrative review, we discuss the indications for elective
and therapeutic neck dissections and the postoperative surveillance and treatment options …

Ultrasound lymphatic imaging for the diagnosis of metastatic central lymph nodes in papillary thyroid cancer

Z Liu, R Wang, J Zhou, Y Zheng, Y Dong, T Luo… - European …, 2021 - Springer
Objectives Up to 40% of papillary thyroid cancer (PTC) patients have lymph node
metastasis, a condition that implies persistent, recurrent, or progressive disease. However …

Clinical translation and evaluation of a handheld and biocompatible mass spectrometry probe for surgical use

J Zhang, M Sans, RJ DeHoog, KY Garza… - Clinical …, 2021 - academic.oup.com
Background Intraoperative tissue analysis and identification are critical to guide surgical
procedures and improve patient outcomes. Here, we describe the clinical translation and …

Prophylactic central lymph node dissection informs the decision of radioactive iodine ablation in papillary thyroid cancer

C Nylén, FB Eriksson, A Yang, A Aniss… - The American Journal of …, 2021 - Elsevier
Background Prophylactic central lymph node dissection (CLND) in papillary thyroid cancer
(PTC) is controversial. We aimed to investigate if prophylactic CLND aids risk stratification …

Incidental parathyroidectomy in thyroidectomy and central neck dissection

L Barrios, I Shafqat, U Alam, N Ali, C Patio, CF Filarski… - Surgery, 2021 - Elsevier
Background Although higher thyroidectomy volume has been linked with lower complication
rates, its association with incidental parathyroidectomy remains less studied. The volume …

Nomograms to predict ipsilateral and contralateral central lymph node metastasis in clinically lymph node-negative patients with solitary isthmic classic papillary …

JW Feng, Z Qu, J Ye, LZ Hong, SY Liu, F Wang, Y Jiang… - Surgery, 2021 - Elsevier
Background Isthmus-originating papillary thyroid carcinoma has unique clinicopathological
characteristics. There are no specific guidelines regarding the extent of surgery for isthmic …

Pros and cons of hemi‐thyroidectomy for low‐risk differentiated thyroid cancer

AJ Papachristos, A Glover, MS Sywak… - ANZ Journal of …, 2021 - Wiley Online Library
The debate regarding the surgical management of low‐risk differentiated thyroid cancer
(DTC) is ongoing. The recommended extent of surgery in DTC is based on an assessment of …

Prophylactic central neck dissection has no advantage in patients with metastatic papillary thyroid cancer to the lateral neck

NN Carmel‐Neiderman, A Mizrachi… - Journal of Surgical …, 2021 - Wiley Online Library
Background Papillary thyroid cancer (PTC) usually metastasizes via lymphatic channels in a
sequential fashion, first to the central compartment, followed by the lateral neck. PTC …

Prognostic Assessment of BRAF Mutation in Preoperative Thyroid Fine-Needle Aspiration Specimens

R Abi-Raad, ML Prasad, J Zheng, P Hui… - American journal of …, 2021 - academic.oup.com
Objectives We investigate the potential role of BRAF testing in guiding surgical intervention
in papillary thyroid carcinoma (PTC). Methods Thyroid fine-needle aspiration (FNA) cases …

Effect of Tumor Location on the Risk of Bilateral Central Lymph Node Metastasis in Unilateral 1-4 cm Papillary Thyroid Carcinoma

N Liu, B Chen, L Li, Q Zeng, L Sheng… - Cancer Management …, 2021 - Taylor & Francis
Purpose Papillary thyroid carcinoma (PTC) has a high incidence of lymph node metastasis
(LNM). Our aim was to determine whether tumor location is a useful feature to predict …