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Skip Lateral Neck Node Metastases in Papillary Thyroid Carcinoma

Authors
 Jae Hyun Park  ;  Yong Sang Lee  ;  Bup Woo Kim  ;  Hang-Seok Chang  ;  Cheong Soo Park 
Citation
 WORLD JOURNAL OF SURGERY, Vol.36(4) : 743-747, 2012 
Journal Title
WORLD JOURNAL OF SURGERY
ISSN
 0364-2313 
Issue Date
2012
MeSH
Adenocarcinoma, Papillary/pathology* ; Adenocarcinoma, Papillary/surgery ; Adult ; Aged ; Female ; Humans ; Lymph Nodes/pathology* ; Lymphatic Metastasis ; Male ; Middle Aged ; Neck ; Neck Dissection ; Retrospective Studies ; Thyroid Neoplasms/pathology* ; Thyroid Neoplasms/surgery ; Thyroidectomy ; Young Adult
Keywords
Thyroid Cancer ; Papillary Thyroid Carcinoma ; Central Compartment ; Lateral Compartment ; Lateral Neck
Abstract
Background:
Papillary thyroid carcinomas (PTCs) are commonly associated with lymph node metastases (LNMs), which are thought to disseminate sequentially, first to the central compartment and later to the lateral compartment. However, a small number of patients have skip metastases to the lateral compartment without central LNMs. This study was performed to evaluate the clinicopathologic characteristics of skip metastases in PTC.
METHODS:
We reviewed the medical records of 147 patients who underwent total thyroidectomy with central neck dissection plus modified radical neck dissection (RND) for PTC. A single surgeon performed all operations. The patients were classified as either present or absent skip metastases. The clinicopathologic characteristics were statistically analyzed.
RESULTS:
Skip metastases were found in 32 patients (21.8%) and occurred commonly with primary tumors of the upper pole, and with tumors ≤1 cm in diameter. Skip metastases were less common in patients with multifocal disease. Patients with skip metastases had fewer metastatic lateral nodes that were more frequently found at a single level: mostly at level III (96.9%) and level II (34.4%).
CONCLUSIONS:
Although skip metastases occur in only a small number of patients, the lateral compartment should be carefully evaluated for skip metastases, even though primary tumors are either single focus, located in the upper pole, or ≤1 cm in diameter.
Full Text
http://link.springer.com/article/10.1007%2Fs00268-012-1476-5
DOI
22354485
Appears in Collections:
1. College of Medicine (의과대학) > Dept. of Surgery (외과학교실) > 1. Journal Papers
Yonsei Authors
Kim, Bup Woo(김법우) ORCID logo https://orcid.org/0000-0002-1342-9055
Park, Cheong Soo(박정수)
Lee, Yong Sang(이용상) ORCID logo https://orcid.org/0000-0002-8234-8718
Chang, Hang Seok(장항석) ORCID logo https://orcid.org/0000-0002-5162-103X
URI
https://ir.ymlib.yonsei.ac.kr/handle/22282913/92035
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