Intraoperative Pathologic Evaluation of Central Lymph Nodes in Papillary Thyroid Carcinoma

Intraoperative Pathologic Evaluation of Central Lymph Nodes to Determine the Extent of Surgery in Papillary Thyroid Carcinoma : A Retrospective Cohort Study

Efficacy of Intraoperative pathologic evaluation of central lymph nodes

This study aimed to evaluate the effectiveness of intraoperative pathological examination and determine the risk factors for central lymph node metastasis in patients with unilateral clinically node-negative (cN0) papillary thyroid carcinoma.

Inclusion Criteria:

• patients with unilateral papillary thyroid cancer
• no evidence of lymph node metastasis (clinically N0)
• performed with Intraoperative pathologic evaluation

Exclusion Criteria:

• those with a history of neck surgery
• those with lateral lymph node metastasis
• those with suspected extrathyroidal extension
• those in whom Intraoperative pathologic evaluation was not performed