Thyroidectomy without lymph node dissection should be considered for stage T1 medullary thyroid carcinoma: a population-based cohort study
Nearly half of MTC patients were diagnosed at T1 stage and had low lymph node risk. Different from ATA guidelines, avoiding routine LND conferred similar prognosis to standard procedures while potentially improving quality of life. Large-scale prospective multi-center studies should be conducted to further validate these findings.
Authors
- Xianzhao Deng (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-6107-2775)
- Youben Fan (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-7024-513X)
- Bomin Guo
- Zheng Ding (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-8201-1974)
- Zixia Tao
Institutions
- Shanghai Jiao Tong University (CN)
- Shanghai Sixth People's Hospital (CN)
Publication Details
- Journal
- Frontiers in Endocrinology
- Published
- 2024-08-29
- DOI
- https://doi.org/10.3389/fendo.2024.1433329
- Citations
- 4
- Primary Topic
- Thyroid Cancer Diagnosis and Treatment
- Type
- article
- Field-Weighted Citation Impact
- 1.43