Pyramidal Lobe in Total Thyroidectomy: A Prospective Study of 445 Patients With Papillary Thyroid Carcinoma
PL resection in TT removes occult PTC and optimizes prelaryngeal lymph node dissection without increasing surgical complications. This highlights the value of routinely excising the pyramidal lobe during total thyroidectomy to ensure thorough removal of residual cancer.
Authors
- Zhuochao Mao (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-5297-0066)
- Zehang Xu (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-1701-9539)
- Shitu Chen
- Weibin Wang (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-1303-5486)
- Lisong Teng (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-2628-0939)
- Xiaorong Jin (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-7247-8108)
- Jiaying Ruan (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-5572-1265)
- Liping Wen
- Xiongfei Yu
Institutions
- First Affiliated Hospital Zhejiang University (CN)
- Zhejiang University (CN)
Publication Details
- Journal
- Endocrine Practice
- Published
- 2025-11-17
- DOI
- https://doi.org/10.1016/j.eprac.2025.11.007
- Citations
- 1
- Primary Topic
- Thyroid and Parathyroid Surgery
- Type
- article
- Field-Weighted Citation Impact
- 2.01
Funders
- Zhejiang University