Amalgamation of Central Lymph Node Dissection in Papillary Thyroid Carcinoma: Study from South Indian Population

AbstractThe aim of this study was to evaluate the correlation between central lymph node (CLN) metastasis and Clinicopathological characteristics of papillary thyroid cancer (PTC). In addition, we investigated the incidence and risk factors for ipsilateral and contra lateral CLN metastasis in unilateral PTC and the appropriate surgical extent for CLN dissection. A prospective study of 143 patients with unilateral PTC who underwent total thyroidectomy and prophylactic bilateral CLN dissection was conducted. Of 143 patients, 58 had CLN metastases. The rate of CLN metastasis was considerably higher in cases of maximal tumor size>  1 cm (P <  0.0001; OR 5.81). Ipsilateral CLN metastasis was detected in 41% of cases of unilateral PTC, and contra lateral CLN metastases was found in ...

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