title: Involvement of level IIb lymph node metastasis and dissection in thyroid cancer.
abstract: Thyroid neoplasms are the most frequent neoplasm in the head and neck region. Most thyroid carcinomas are well-differentiated tumors of follicular cell origin. Thyroid papillary carcinoma (TPC) is the most common thyroid malignancy. It constitutes 60% to 90% of all the thyroid carcinomas and cervical lymph node metastases are commonly seen in these patients. Although cervical lymph node metastases are common in this cancer, the management and the prognostic role of lymph nodes in TPC remains controversial. In this paper we reviewed the currently available literature regarding the extent of lateral neck dissection in papillary thyroid carcinoma patients with lateral neck metastasis.
authors.affiliation: Department of Otorhinolaryngology, Mersin University, Mersin, Turkey.
authors.forename: Yusuf
authors.initials: Y
authors.lastname: Vayisoglu
authors.affiliation: Department of Otorhinolaryngology, Mersin University, Mersin, Turkey.
authors.forename: Cengiz
authors.initials: C
authors.lastname: Ozcan
keywords: Thyroid; cancer; level IIb; neck dissection; papillary
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