Does the extent of neck surgery based on preoperative calcitonin level influence survival in medullary thyroid carcinoma: a retrospective tertiary centre experience

CONCLUSION: There was no statistically significant difference in outcomes between high and low calcitonin groups. A selective approach to performing LND in MTC patients based on clinical and imaging findings suggesting disease presence in the lateral neck should be explored further.PMID:38661438 | DOI:10.1308/rcsann.2024.0033

Source: Annals of the Royal College of Surgeons of England - April 25, 2024 Category: Surgery Authors: W Ansley A Kamyab L Noden B Odutoye P Williamson K H Wong P Dent A Sharma A Weller G Pitiyage E Ofo Source Type: research