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ArticleHead & neck2020

Isthmusectomy in selected patients with well-differentiated thyroid carcinoma.

Hakyoung Park, Victoria Harries, Marlena R McGill, Ian Ganly, Jatin P Shah

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Hakyoung ParkDepartment of Surgery, Head and Neck Service, Memorial Sloan Kettering Cancer Center, New York, New York.
Victoria HarriesDepartment of Surgery, Head and Neck Service, Memorial Sloan Kettering Cancer Center, New York, New York.
Marlena R McGillDepartment of Surgery, Head and Neck Service, Memorial Sloan Kettering Cancer Center, New York, New York.
Ian GanlyDepartment of Surgery, Head and Neck Service, Memorial Sloan Kettering Cancer Center, New York, New York.
Jatin P ShahDepartment of Surgery, Head and Neck Service, Memorial Sloan Kettering Cancer Center, New York, New York.ORCID 0000-0002-6444-6592

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X-RAY CRYSTALLOGRAPHYP30CA008748 · NCI · SLOAN-KETTERING INSTITUTE FOR CANCER RES · PI Elisa de Stanchina · 1985 to 2026
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NCI NIH HHS P30 CA008748
6 · The paper itself

Abstract

backgroundIsthmusectomy in the treatment of well-differentiated thyroid carcinoma (WDTC) is controversial. In this study, we analyze the outcomes of WDTC managed by isthmusectomy alone.

methodsForty-three patients treated with isthmusectomy alone were identified from an institutional database of 6259 surgically treated patients with WDTC. Patient and tumor characteristics were analyzed. Disease-specific survival (DSS) and recurrence-free survival (RFS) were calculated using the Kaplan-Meier method.

resultsThe pT classification was T1 for 41 and T2 for two patients. All were clinical N0, but 10 pts were pN1a. Using the American Thyroid Association risk stratification system, 9 patients were low-risk and 22 were intermediate-risk. One patient developed local recurrence, and two developed regional lymph node metastases; the 5- and 10-year DSS was 100.0%. The 5- and 10-year RFS was 93.1%.

conclusionsIsthmusectomy alone is an acceptable procedure in selected patients with low- and intermediate-risk WDTC limited to the isthmus.

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Carcinoma, PapillaryThyroid NeoplasmsHumansNeoplasm Recurrence, LocalPrognosisRetrospective StudiesThyroidectomyisthmectomyisthmusisthmusectomylow risk cancerwell-differentiated thyroid carcinoma

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PMID31589005
PMCPMC7485011

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