The rate of operative success achieved with radioguided occult lesion localization and intraoperative ultrasonography in patients with recurrent papillary thyroid cancer

Senyurek Y., Sarici I. S., Tunca F., Sormaz I. C., Salrnaslioglu A., Adalet I., ...More

SURGERY, vol.156, no.5, pp.1116-1126, 2014 (SCI-Expanded, Scopus) identifier identifier identifier

  • Publication Type: Article / Article
  • Volume: 156 Issue: 5
  • Publication Date: 2014
  • Doi Number: 10.1016/j.surg.2014.04.012
  • Journal Name: SURGERY
  • Journal Indexes: Science Citation Index Expanded (SCI-EXPANDED), Scopus
  • Page Numbers: pp.1116-1126
  • Istanbul University Affiliated: Yes

Abstract

Background. To investigate the rate of operative success in excision of nonpalpable lymph nodes with metastatic disease achieved with radioguided occult lesion localization (ROLL) and intraoperative ultrasonography (IOUS) in patients with papillary thyroid cancer (PTC).