The long term outcome of papillary thyroid carcinoma patients without primary central lymph node dissection: Expected improvement of routine dissection

Giles (Senyurek), Yasemin; Tunca, Fatih; Boztepe, Harika; Alagol, Faruk; Terzioglu, Tarık; Tezelman, Serdar

doi:10.1016/j.surg.2009.09.014

The long term outcome of papillary thyroid carcinoma patients without primary central lymph node dissection: Expected improvement of routine dissection

Giles (Senyurek) Y., Tunca F., Boztepe H., Alagol F., Terzioglu T., Tezelman S.

SURGERY, cilt.146, sa.6, ss.1188-1195, 2009 (SCI-Expanded)

Yayın Türü: Makale / Tam Makale
Cilt numarası: 146 Sayı: 6
Basım Tarihi: 2009
Doi Numarası: 10.1016/j.surg.2009.09.014
Dergi Adı: SURGERY
Derginin Tarandığı İndeksler: Science Citation Index Expanded (SCI-EXPANDED), Scopus
Sayfa Sayıları: ss.1188-1195
İstanbul Üniversitesi Adresli: Evet

Özet

Background. We investigated central compartment recurrence (CCR) and mortality rate in patients with papillary thyroid carcinoma (PTC) who had no central lymph node dissection (CLND) at the time of primary operation.