Total Thyroidectomy vs Lobectomy for Sporadic Medullary Thyroid Cancer
Findings in this systematic review and meta-analysis, based on data from retrospective studies, suggest that thyroid lobectomy may be associated with oncologic outcomes comparable to total thyroidectomy in selected patients with sMTC.
Authors
- Luís Reyes (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-1209-7535)
- Frederick Thurston Drake (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-3191-0950)
- Juan Pablo Brito (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-1840-1745)
- Fernanda Ventorim Pacheco (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-9814-3701)
- Tamarah J. Westmoreland (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-2912-1298)
- Julie Ann Sosa
- Paola Solis-Pazmino
- Matias Zaldumbide
- Luis Vilatuna-Andrango
- Andrea Arce-Camposano
- Eddy Lincango
- Gustavo Romero-Velez
- Sarah Herold
- John I. Lew
- Cristina Mena-García
- Jennifer Cayambe
Institutions
- Boston University (US)
- Cleveland Clinic (US)
- Central University of Ecuador (EC)
- University of Miami (US)
- University of California, San Francisco (US)
- University of Cuenca (EC)
- University of Guayaquil (EC)
- Johnson University Florida (US)
- Cleveland Foundation (US)
- Jackson Memorial Hospital (US)
- Cleveland Clinic Lerner College of Medicine (US)
- Facultad Latinoamericana de Ciencias Ecuador (EC)
- AdventHealth Kissimmee (US)
- Universidad Técnica de Ambato (EC)
- Mayo Clinic in Florida (US)
- University School (US)
- Case Western Reserve University (US)
- Universidad San Francisco de Quito (EC)
Publication Details
- Journal
- JAMA Otolaryngology–Head & Neck Surgery
- Published
- 2026-02-26
- DOI
- https://doi.org/10.1001/jamaoto.2025.5599
- Primary Topic
- Thyroid Cancer Diagnosis and Treatment
- Type
- article
- Field-Weighted Citation Impact
- 0.00