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) identifier identifier identifier

  • 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.