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ArticleBiomedicines2024

Central Neck Dissection in Papillary Thyroid Carcinoma: Benefits and Doubts in the Era of Thyroid Lobectomy.

Jacopo Zocchi, Gioacchino Giugliano, Chiara Mossinelli, Cecilia Mariani, Giacomo Pietrobon, Francesco Bandi, Stefano Malpede, Enrica Grosso, Marco Federico Manzoni, Elvio De Fiori and 4 more

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Article in Biomedicines, 2024. 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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8 citing papers in PubMed.

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  4. Clinicopathological predictors of central lymph node metastasis in clinically node-negative papillary thyroid carcinoma: a retrospective cohort analysis.European archives of oto-rhino-laryngology : official journal of the European Federation of Oto-Rhino-Laryngological Societies (EUFOS) : affiliated with the German Society for Oto-Rhino-Laryngology - Head and Neck Surgery · 2026
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5 · Who and what money

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14 authors.

Jacopo ZocchiDepartment of Otorhinolaryngology and Head and Neck Surgery, European Institute of Oncology (IEO), IRCCS, 20141 Milan, Italy.ORCID 0000-0002-6916-3671
Gioacchino GiuglianoDepartment of Otorhinolaryngology and Head and Neck Surgery, European Institute of Oncology (IEO), IRCCS, 20141 Milan, Italy.
Chiara MossinelliDepartment of Otorhinolaryngology and Head and Neck Surgery, European Institute of Oncology (IEO), IRCCS, 20141 Milan, Italy.ORCID 0000-0003-2649-9519
Cecilia MarianiDepartment of Otorhinolaryngology and Head and Neck Surgery, European Institute of Oncology (IEO), IRCCS, 20141 Milan, Italy.
Giacomo PietrobonDepartment of Otorhinolaryngology and Head and Neck Surgery, European Institute of Oncology (IEO), IRCCS, 20141 Milan, Italy.
Francesco BandiDepartment of Otorhinolaryngology and Head and Neck Surgery, European Institute of Oncology (IEO), IRCCS, 20141 Milan, Italy.ORCID 0000-0002-8650-4909
Stefano MalpedeDepartment of Otorhinolaryngology, Bassini Hospital, ASST Nord Milano, 20092 Cinisello Balsamo, Italy.
Enrica GrossoDepartment of Otorhinolaryngology and Head and Neck Surgery, European Institute of Oncology (IEO), IRCCS, 20141 Milan, Italy.
Marco Federico ManzoniOnco-Endocrinology Unit, European Institute of Oncology (IEO), IRCCS, 20141 Milan, Italy.
Elvio De FioriDepartment of Radiology, European Institute of Oncology (IEO), IRCCS, 20141 Milan, Italy.
Giovanni MauriDivision of Interventional Radiology, European Institute of Oncology (IEO), IRCCS, 20141 Milan, Italy.ORCID 0000-0003-4726-2692
Manila RubinoOnco-Endocrinology Unit, European Institute of Oncology (IEO), IRCCS, 20141 Milan, Italy.
Marta TagliabueDepartment of Otorhinolaryngology and Head and Neck Surgery, European Institute of Oncology (IEO), IRCCS, 20141 Milan, Italy.ORCID 0000-0002-7879-4846
Mohssen AnsarinDepartment of Otorhinolaryngology and Head and Neck Surgery, European Institute of Oncology (IEO), IRCCS, 20141 Milan, Italy.ORCID 0000-0002-8384-5388

Funding

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6 · The paper itself

Abstract

introductionSurgery is still the main line of treatment for papillary thyroid cancer (PTC) with a current trend for de-intensified treatment based on an excellent prognosis. The role of a routine prophylactic central neck dissection (PCND) is still debated as its impact on oncologic outcomes has never been cleared by a randomized clinical trial. In this study, we aimed to report our long-standing experience in PCND and its potential contemporary role in the treatment of PTC.

methodsA retrospective institutional review was performed on all patients who underwent operation for PTC including PCND between 1998 and 2021. The primary outcomes were the rate of central lymph node metastases (CLNMs), cancer recurrence and incidence of complications. Survivals were analyzed using the Kaplan-Meier estimator and Cox proportional hazard models.

resultsA total of 657 patients were included in this study with a median follow-up of 78 months (48-114 months). Two hundred and one patients presented occult CLNMs (30.6%). The presence of a pathological node represented the unique reason for a completion thyroidectomy and I

conclusionsPCND allows for a high disease-free survival and a proper selection of patients needing adjuvant treatment, in particular, those treated with a unilateral procedure. On the other hand, bilateral approach is burdened by a not-neglectable rate of permanent hypoparathyroidism.

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central neck compartmenthead and neckneck dissectionpapillary carcinomathyroidthyroid surgery

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PMCPMC11504264

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