Clinical Trial: Prophylactic Selective Lateral Neck Dissection in Patients With Papillary Thyroid Carcinoma

Study Status: Completed
Recruit Status: Completed
Study Type: Interventional

Official Title: The Effectiveness of Prophylactic Selective Lateral Neck Dissection in Papillary Thyroid Carcinoma Patients With Central Neck Metastasis

Brief Summary: The purpose of this study is to prospectively analyze the incidence of occult lateral neck metastasis (LNM) and to elucidate the factors that predict LNM in papillary thyroid carcinoma (PTC) with central neck metastasis (CNM) by performing prophylactic selective lateral neck dissection (SND).

Detailed Summary: 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.
Sponsor: Pusan National University Hospital

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Information By: Pusan National University Hospital

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Date Received: April 12, 2010
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Last Updated: April 13, 2010
Last Verified: January 2010