Risk factors for level V metastasis in patients with N1b papillary thyroid cancer.

ABSTRACT:

Background

Papillary thyroid carcinoma (PTC) is the most common type of thyroid cancer, and its incidence has increased. Lateral lymph node metastasis (LLNM) implies a worse prognosis than central lymph node metastasis, with a higher recurrence rate and decreased disease-free survival. The 2015 American Thyroid Association guidelines recommend compartmental node dissection in patients with LLNM to reduce the risk of recurrence and mortality. The purpose of this study was to identify the risk factors for level V lymph node (LN) metastasis in patients with N1b papillary thyroid cancer (PTC).

Methods

A total of 110 consecutive patients who underwent total thyroidectomy with lateral neck dissection for PTC between April 2016 and April 2022 were retrospectively enrolled. Based on

SUBMITTER: Kang JG 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC9524026 | biostudies-literature | 2022 Sep

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature