Lymph node management in clinically node-negative patients with papillary thyroid carcinoma

S. Vergez (1) , J. Sarini (2) , J. Percodani (1) , E. Serrano (1) , Ph Caron (3)

1 Service Chirurgie maxillo-faciale et plastique de la face [CHU Toulouse]
2 Department of Surgical Oncology
3 Service Endocrinologie, maladies métaboliques et nutrition [CHU Toulouse]

Systematic lymph node dissection in patients with papillary thyroid carcinoma (PTC) remains controversial. The objective of this study was to study the pattern of lymph node spread in patients with PTC clinically node-negative and then to propose a lymph node management strategy.

Mots clés: papillary thyroid carcinoma; lymph node metastases; central neck dissection; selected neck dissection

S. Vergez, J. Sarini, J. Percodani, E. Serrano, Ph Caron. Lymph node management in clinically node-negative patients with papillary thyroid carcinoma. EJSO - European Journal of Surgical Oncology, 2010, 36 (8), pp.777. ⟨10.1016/j.ejso.2010.06.015⟩. ⟨hal-00608923⟩