title: [Surgical treatment of thyroid cancer metastases in the 7th (retrosternal) group of lymph nodes].
abstract: The incidence of thyroid cancer (TC) is being significantly increased. A significant percentage consists of metastatic cancer (MCP) in particular in the anterior-superior mediastinal lymph nodes (Group 7).
  
  
  
  153 out of 324 patients with metastatic TC underwent video-assisted lymphadenectomy of group 7 of lymph nodes. The operations were combined with interventions on the primary tumor or on cervical lymph nodes in case of recurrence.
  
  
  
  The possibility of long-term survival (over 10 years) was studied in more than 80% of cases. Sternotomy is advisable in case of impossible video-assisted procedure.
authors.affiliation: Sechenov First Moscow State Medical University, National Research Radiological Center of Ministry of Health of Russia, Training Institute of the Federal Medical and Biological Agency, Moscow.
authors.forename: I V
authors.initials: IV
authors.lastname: Rechetov
authors.affiliation: Sechenov First Moscow State Medical University, National Research Radiological Center of Ministry of Health of Russia, Training Institute of the Federal Medical and Biological Agency, Moscow.
authors.forename: A K
authors.initials: AK
authors.lastname: Golubtsov
authors.affiliation: Sechenov First Moscow State Medical University, National Research Radiological Center of Ministry of Health of Russia, Training Institute of the Federal Medical and Biological Agency, Moscow.
authors.forename: F E
authors.initials: FE
authors.lastname: Sevryukov
authors.affiliation: Sechenov First Moscow State Medical University, National Research Radiological Center of Ministry of Health of Russia, Training Institute of the Federal Medical and Biological Agency, Moscow.
authors.forename: A A
authors.initials: AA
authors.lastname: Shevalgin
mesh_terms: D006801:Humans; D008197:Lymph Node Excision; D008198:Lymph Nodes; D008207:Lymphatic Metastasis; D009362:Neoplasm Metastasis / Q000628:therapy*; D013964:Thyroid Neoplasms / Q000601:surgery*