Impact of location and size of minimal extrathyroidal extension on lymph node metastasis in papillary thyroid cancer: a retrospective analysis.

ABSTRACT:

Background

The 8th edition of the American Joint Committee on Cancer (AJCC)'s T-stage for differentiated thyroid cancer (DTC) removes minimal extrathyroidal extension (mETE), while ignoring the risk of mETE would lead to overtreatment or inadequate treatment. The aim of this study was to investigate the impact of location and size of mETE on lymph node metastasis in papillary thyroid cancer (PTC).

Methods

A retrospective analysis of 267 patients who underwent unilateral radical surgery for PTC was conducted. According to the postoperative pathology, they were divided into mETE group (121 patients) and non-mETE group (146 patients). The number of lymph nodes dissected and the number of lymph nodes metastasized were compared between the two groups. The linear regression analys

SUBMITTER: Zhan H 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC11480871 | biostudies-literature | 2024 Sep

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature