The Effectiveness of Prophylactic Selective Lateral Neck Dissection in Papillary Thyroid Carcinoma Patients With Central Neck Metastasis
The lymphatic drainage pattern of the thyroid is uniform and consistent, and therefore,
metastatic patterns are relatively predictable. Initial nodal metastasis in PTC usually
occurs in the paratracheal and pretracheal nodes in level VI of the central compartment of
the ipsilateral neck and spreads to the lateral cervical lymph nodes. Macroscopic skip
metastases to the lateral compartment of the neck in the absence of central disease are
uncommon.
Interventional
Intervention Model: Single Group Assignment, Masking: Open Label, Primary Purpose: Diagnostic
Korea: Institutional Review Board
PTC_CND_LND
NCT01103557
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