Lymph Node Metastasis From 259 Papillary Thyroid Microcarcinomas

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Authors

Nobuyuki Wada · Yokohama City University

Quan‐Yang Duh · San Francisco VA Medical Center

Kiminori Sugino · Ito Hospital

Hiroyuki Iwasaki · Yokohama City University

Kaori Kameyama · Keio University Hospital

Takashi Mimura · Ito Hospital

Koichi Ito ·

Abstract

Patients who have PTMC presenting with palpable lymphadenopathy should have therapeutic node dissection. Prophylactic node dissection is not beneficial in those without palpable lymphadenopathy.

Topics & Keywords

Thyroid Cancer Diagnosis and Treatment Head and Neck Anomalies Cancer Diagnosis and Treatment

UN Sustainable Development Goals

Good health and well-being

Publication Details

Published in: Annals of Surgery

Volume 237, Issue 3, pp. 399-407

DOI: 10.1097/01.sla.0000055273.58908.19

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