Risk Factors for Contralateral Central Lymph Node Metastasis in Unilateral cN0 Papillary Thyroid Carcinoma: A Meta-analysis

Central lymph node metastasis(CLNM) is common in papillary thyroid carcinoma(PTC). LNM is related to local recurrence and adverse prognosis. The extent of prophylactic central lymph node dissection(pCLND) is not well defined. We aim to investigate the prevalence and risk factors for contralateral central lymph node metastasis (CCLNM) in unilateral clinical node-negative (cN0) PTC patients to determine the appropriate extent of pCLND.

Source: International Journal of Surgery - October 17, 2018 Category: Surgery Authors: Binbin Yan, Yingchen Hou, Dong Chen, Jianye He, Yu Jiang Tags: Review Source Type: research