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ReviewActa clinica Croatica2020

Total Thyroidectomy with Central Node Dissection is a Valuable Option in Papillary Thyroid Cancer Treatment.

Marija Pastorčić Grgić, Boris Stubljar, Pavao Perše, Mirta Zekan Vučetić, Sanda Šitić

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Review in Acta clinica Croatica, 2020. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 8 papers.

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0cells of the map it votes in
8citing papers in PubMed
0.7field-weighted citation impact, top 26% of its field
1 · What the graph read from it

What it found

Each row is one number read from the abstract, on the scale the paper reported it, with its interval. Left of the dashed line favours the treatment, right favours the comparator. Under each row is the sentence it came from. New to these charts? A ten-minute tutorial.

The abstract states no effect estimate the extractor could read, or names no intervention and outcome on the map, so this paper lights no cell and moves no belief. It is still indexed, cited and linked below.

2 · The registry

The trial behind it

Trials whose registry record cites this paper, or whose number appears in the abstract. A trial that started after this paper was published is citing it as background, not reporting it.

Neither the registry nor the abstract names a trial number. If this is a trial report, that itself is worth knowing.

3 · Its place in the literature

Who cites it

8 citing papers in PubMed, 10 citations in OpenAlex.

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4 · The record

Corrections and comments

PubMed lists nothing against this paper. Absence here is not a guarantee, only a check that was made.

5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

5 authors at 1 institution in 1 country.

Marija Pastorčić Grgić1Division of Head and Neck Surgery, Department of Surgical Oncology, University Hospital for Tumors, "Sestre milosrdnice" University Hospital Centre; 2Division of Radiology, University Hospital for Tumors, "Sestre milosrdnice" University Hospital Centre; 3Division of Pathology, University Hospital for Tumors, "Sestre milosrdnice" University Hospital Centre.
Boris Stubljar1Division of Head and Neck Surgery, Department of Surgical Oncology, University Hospital for Tumors, "Sestre milosrdnice" University Hospital Centre; 2Division of Radiology, University Hospital for Tumors, "Sestre milosrdnice" University Hospital Centre; 3Division of Pathology, University Hospital for Tumors, "Sestre milosrdnice" University Hospital Centre.
Pavao Perše1Division of Head and Neck Surgery, Department of Surgical Oncology, University Hospital for Tumors, "Sestre milosrdnice" University Hospital Centre; 2Division of Radiology, University Hospital for Tumors, "Sestre milosrdnice" University Hospital Centre; 3Division of Pathology, University Hospital for Tumors, "Sestre milosrdnice" University Hospital Centre.
Mirta Zekan Vučetić1Division of Head and Neck Surgery, Department of Surgical Oncology, University Hospital for Tumors, "Sestre milosrdnice" University Hospital Centre; 2Division of Radiology, University Hospital for Tumors, "Sestre milosrdnice" University Hospital Centre; 3Division of Pathology, University Hospital for Tumors, "Sestre milosrdnice" University Hospital Centre.
Sanda Šitić1Division of Head and Neck Surgery, Department of Surgical Oncology, University Hospital for Tumors, "Sestre milosrdnice" University Hospital Centre; 2Division of Radiology, University Hospital for Tumors, "Sestre milosrdnice" University Hospital Centre; 3Division of Pathology, University Hospital for Tumors, "Sestre milosrdnice" University Hospital Centre.
Sisters of Charity Hospital · HR

Funding

No grant is acknowledged in the PubMed record.

6 · The paper itself

Abstract

introductionPapillary thyroid cancer is one of the cancers with favorable prognosis, although the long-term recurrence rate in the paratracheal region is reported to be as high as 30%. The use of

methodsWe performed a retrospective study. We included 248 patients treated for papillary thyroid cancer during a 20-year period. Data were collected on patient (age, sex) and tumor (size, focality) characteristics, presence of metastases in the central neck compartment, incidence of postoperative hypoparathyroidism, and locoregional failure. We divided patients into two groups based on pathological analysis: those without positive lymph nodes (N0) and those with positive paratracheal lymph nodes (N1). We compared patient and tumor characteristics and risk of recurrence between the two groups. DISCUSSION AND

conclusionIn our hands, CND was a safe and effective surgical procedure. It improved staging and postsurgical management. Efforts should be made to improve the preoperative work-up in order to more accurately identify high-risk patients.

Indexed as

Carcinoma, PapillaryThyroid NeoplasmsDissectionFemaleHumansLymph NodesNeoplasm Recurrence, LocalRetrospective StudiesThyroid Cancer, PapillaryThyroidectomycentral compartment lymph node dissectiondifferentiated thyroid cancertotal thyroidectomy

Identifiers

PMID34219891
PMCPMC8212608
OpenAlexW3182173050

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