Lobectomy vs total thyroidectomy for unilateral papillary thyroid carcinoma with ipsilateral cervical lymph node metastasis.

ABSTRACT:

Objective

This study aimed to compare the prognosis of unilateral papillary thyroid carcinoma(PTC) patients with ipsilateral cervical lymph node metastasis(IC-LNM) under the treatment of unilateral lobectomy(uLT) vs total thyroidectomy(TT) in order to find out the optimal surgery for these patients without other clinical risk characteristics.

Methods

PTC patients at Zhejiang Cancer Hospital between 2012 and 2022 were retrospectively reviewed. Additionally, a propensity score matching(PSM) was performed on patients treated with uLT or TT. Recurrence-free survival(RFS), overall survival(OS), hospitalization costs, postoperative complications, and other clinical characteristics were analyzed between the two groups.

Results

Ultimately, 682 unilateral PTC patients with IC-

SUBMITTER: Zhang S 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC12328177 | biostudies-literature | 2025

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature