A Retrospective Study of Lymph Node Yield in Lateral Neck Dissection for Papillary Thyroid Carcinoma.

CONCLUSION: These results suggest an association between LNY and postoperative sTG level, with an estimated threshold of 43 nodes. This has implications for adequate therapeutic LND; additional work is needed to validate thresholds for clinical practice. PMID: 33090902 [PubMed - as supplied by publisher]

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Source: Ear, Nose and Throat Journal - October 22, 2020 Category: ENT & OMF Authors: Issa K, Stevens MN, Sun Y, Thomas S, Collins A, Cohen J, Esclamado RM, Rocke DJ Tags: Ear Nose Throat J Source Type: research