Feasibility of Lobectomy in Selected Patients with Unilateral N1b Papillary Thyroid Cancer.

ABSTRACT:

Background

Total thyroidectomy (TT) is usually recommended for unilateral papillary thyroid cancer (PTC) with lateral lymph node metastasis (LLNM), but no significant improvement in recurrence-free survival (RFS) is seen upon treatment. As an initial surgery, lobectomy may have advantages in appropriately selected unilateral PTC with ipsilateral LLNM.

Objective

This study aimed to explore the feasibility of lobectomy for selected unilateral PTC with ipsilateral LLNM.

Methods

From January 2014 to December 2021, we retrospectively reviewed patients with PTC and LLNM who were treated at our center. Patients preoperatively diagnosed with unilateral PTC and ipsilateral LLNM were recruited. Overall, 102 patients who chose lobectomy as their initial surgery were included in

SUBMITTER: Li D 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC11882689 | biostudies-literature | 2025 Apr

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature