title: Management of recurrent cervical papillary thyroid cancer.
abstract: Papillary thyroid cancer is one of the most common endocrine malignancies, and it is often associated with an excellent prognosis. However, it has been shown to recur in the lymph nodes in the neck. The management of these lymph nodes remains controversial, and current treatment strategies include observation, surgery, radioactive iodine ablation, and percutaneous ethanol injection. These various treatment modalities are discussed in this article.
authors.affiliation: Division of Endocrinology, Washington Hospital Center, 110 Irving Street Northwest, Washington, DC 20010, USA; Division of Endocrinology, Georgetown University Hospital, 4000 Reservoir Road Northwest, Building D Room 232, Washington, DC 20007, USA. Electronic address: RachnaMGoyal@gmail.com.
authors.forename: Rachna M
authors.initials: RM
authors.lastname: Goyal
authors.affiliation: Division of Endocrinology, Georgetown University Hospital, 4000 Reservoir Road Northwest, Building D Room 232, Washington, DC 20007, USA.
authors.forename: Jacqueline
authors.initials: J
authors.lastname: Jonklaas
authors.affiliation: Division of Endocrinology, Washington Hospital Center, 110 Irving Street Northwest, Washington, DC 20010, USA.
authors.forename: Kenneth D
authors.initials: KD
authors.lastname: Burman
mesh_terms: D002291:Carcinoma, Papillary / Q000532:radiotherapy / Q000601:surgery / Q000628:therapy*; D006801:Humans; D008198:Lymph Nodes / Q000601:surgery; D009364:Neoplasm Recurrence, Local / Q000532:radiotherapy / Q000601:surgery / Q000628:therapy*; D013964:Thyroid Neoplasms / Q000532:radiotherapy / Q000601:surgery / Q000628:therapy*
keywords: Cervical lymph nodes; Cervical re-operation; Ethanol injection; Papillary thyroid cancer; Radioactive iodine