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HERO ID
9804970
Reference Type
Journal Article
Title
Surgical complications and recurrence after central neck dissection in cN0 papillary thyroid carcinoma
Author(s)
Ahn, D; Sohn, JH; Park, JY
Year
2014
Is Peer Reviewed?
0
Journal
Auris Nasus Larynx
ISSN:
0385-8146
Volume
41
Issue
1
Page Numbers
63-68
Language
English
PMID
23886706
DOI
10.1016/j.anl.2013.06.002
Web of Science Id
WOS:000331426900014
Abstract
OBJECTIVES:
To evaluate surgical complications and recurrence patterns after central neck dissection (CND) in papillary thyroid carcinoma (PTC).
METHODS:
A retrospective analysis was performed on 361 patients who underwent total thyroidectomy with or without CND for PTC from 2000 to 2007. Clinicopathological results and recurrence were stratified according to treatment modality.
RESULTS:
Incidence of occult central metastasis of PTC was 64.3%. With respect to surgical morbidities, the total thyroidectomy (TT) with CND group exhibited a significantly higher incidence of transient vocal fold paralysis (10.0% vs 3.4%, p=0.029) and permanent hypocalcaemia (11.4% vs 4.5%, p=0.041), and significantly prolonged mean operating time (195.8min vs 153.0min, p<0.001) than the TT alone group. Analysis of the recurrence patterns revealed that level IV was most commonly involved in both groups. When the location of recurrence was categorised into central and lateral neck, the recurrence rate in the lateral neck was significantly higher than that in the central neck, regardless of initial CND.
CONCLUSIONS:
CND was associated with permanent hypocalcaemia and transient vocal fold paralysis. The lateral neck was mainly involved in recurrence regardless of initial CND, suggesting the clinical benefit of CND may be small.
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