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Clin Exp Otorhinolaryngol. 2020 Mar 25;:
Authors: Ahn SH, Kim WS
Abstract
Objectives.: Hemithyroidectomy is commonly performed in patients with low- to intermediate-risk papillary thyroid carcinoma. The purpose of this meta-analysis was to evaluate the effect of prophylactic central neck dissection on locoregional recurrence in patients undergoing hemithyroidectomy.
Methods.: A meta-analysis was performed of full-text publications published in English retrieved from the Embase database.
Results.: The rate of regional recurrence in the central compartment after hemithyroidectomy, with or without prophylactic central neck dissection, was 0.17% and 1.78%, respectively. This difference was statistically significant. Recurrence in the lateral compartment or contralateral thyroid was not affected by prophylactic central neck dissection; the overall rate of recurrence was 1.3% and 5.4%, respectively.
Conclusion.: Prophylactic central neck dissection significantly reduced the risk of recurrence in the central compartment in patients undergoing hemithyroidectomy.
PMID: 32204579 [PubMed - as supplied by publisher]
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