Value of dissection of lymph nodes posterior to the right recurrent laryngeal nerve in patients with cN₀ papillary thyroid carcinoma.

ABSTRACT:

Background

Tumor metastasis to lymph nodes posterior to the right recurrent laryngeal nerve (LN-prRLN) is a main cause of disease recurrence in patients with papillary thyroid carcinoma (PTC), which may increase the risk of recurrence and secondary surgery, and the disruption of normal anatomical relationships during secondary surgery increases the risk of laryngeal nerve injury and hypoparathyroidism. However, controversy remains as to whether the dissection of LN-prRLN is required in cN₀ PTC patients. The purpose of this study is to explore the factors associated with LN-prRLN metastasis in patients with cN₀ PTC and the need for LN-prRLN node dissection in patients with cN₀ PTC who undergo right central compartment dissection.

Methods

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SUBMITTER: Xiao X 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC9346216 | biostudies-literature | 2022 Jul

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature