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Patterns of Lymph Node Metastases in Papillary Thyroid Carcinoma: Results from Consecutive Bilateral Cervical Lymph Node Dissection |
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| Authors: | Hideki Takada Toyone Kikumori Tsuneo Imai Masataka Sawaki Arihiro Shibata Tetsuya Kiuchi |
| Affiliation: | (1) Department of Breast and Endocrine Surgery, Nagoya University Hospital, 65 Tsurumai-cho, Showa-ku, Nagoya 466-8550, Japan;(2) Department of Surgery, Tousei Hospital, 160 Nisioiwake-cho, Seto 489-8642, Japan;(3) Department of Surgery, Kainan Hospital, 396 Minamihonda Maegasu-cho, Yatomi 498-8502, Japan;(4) Department of Transplantation Surgery, Nagoya University Hospital, 65 Tsurumai-cho, Showa-ku, Nagoya 466-8550, Japan; |
| Abstract: | BackgroundIn patients with papillary thyroid carcinoma (PTC), the appropriate extent of lymph node dissection has not yet been established due to lack of accurate patterns of lymph node metastases (LNM). The aim of this study was to clarify the LNM pattern in PTC patients based on our institution’s experience with a consistent technique of bilateral neck dissection, and to consider the rational extent of lymph node dissection. |
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