Prophylactic central neck dissection in differentiated thyroid cancer : risks and benefits in a population with a high rate of tumour recurrence

BACKGROUND: The role of prophylactic central neck dissection (pCND) in differentiated thyroid cancer (DTC) is still controversial.

METHODS: In a cohort of 274 DTC cN0 patients with a high rate of tumour recurrence, who underwent total thyroidectomy with or without pCND, clinical and histopathological features were retrospectively analysed.

RESULTS: In our cohort, no clinical or histopathological features are able to predict the presence of central lymph node metastases (CLNM) at diagnosis, which instead represents the only variable significantly associated with a higher risk of long-term tumour relapse, independently from age, sex, BMI and radioiodine treatment (OR=1.03, CI95% 1.002-1.074, p<0.05). Moreover, our study demonstrates that pCND does not significantly increase the risk of post-surgical complications.

CONCLUSIONS: In our setting, pCND could have a key role in the management of DTC. The risks and benefits of pCND should be evaluated for each population to make the most appropriate therapeutic choice.

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2022

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2022

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Zur Gesamtaufnahme - year:2022

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Minerva endocrinology - (2022) vom: 30. Sept.

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Englisch

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Raia, Melissa [VerfasserIn]
Mele, Chiara [VerfasserIn]
Pagano, Loredana [VerfasserIn]
Dell'era, Valeria [VerfasserIn]
Samà, Maria T [VerfasserIn]
Marzullo, Paolo [VerfasserIn]
Aimaretti, Gianluca [VerfasserIn]
Garzaro, Massimiliano [VerfasserIn]
Aluffi Valletti, Paolo [VerfasserIn]

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Date Revised 16.02.2024

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10.23736/S2724-6507.22.03892-1

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NLM346934893