The utility of sentinel Lymph node biopsy in the lateral neck in papillary thyroid carcinoma.

ABSTRACT:

Background

Regional lymph node metastases (LNMs) are very common in papillary thyroid carcinoma (PTC) and associate with locoregional recurrence. The appropriate management of cervical lymph nodes is very important. Therefore, this study evaluated the application of sentinel lymph node biopsy (SLNB) in the lateral neck in PTC patients.

Methods

This prospective study was conducted from 1 November 2015 to 31 December 2017 and recruited 78 PTC patients treated with SLNB in the lateral neck and prophylactic lateral neck dissection (compartments II-IV) followed by thyroidectomy or lobectomy and central neck dissection.

Results

There were 78 PTC patients enrolled and sentinel lymph nodes (SLNs) were detected among 77 patients. A total of 30 patients were diagnosed with SLN

SUBMITTER: Yan XQ 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC9357979 | biostudies-literature | 2022

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature