Cervical neck dissection without drainage in papillary thyroid carcinoma

Abstract

Thyroidectomy plus cervical neck dissection without drainage is safe and effective in the treatment of papillary thyroid carcinoma.

Lateral neck dissection for well‐differentiated thyroid carcinoma: A systematic review

“…Three retrospective studies showed no association between LND and complications . One historical study of noninvasive WDTC found 6.5% (3/46) and 6.4% (16/250) complication rates after LND and no LND, respectively ( P = 0.88) . A small retrospective comparative study of WDTC (25% N0) found a 6.7% (1/15) complication risk following LND versus 3.8% (2/53) with no LND (calculated P = 0.53) .…”

“…Three retrospective studies showed no association between LND and complications . One historical study of noninvasive WDTC found 6.5% (3/46) and 6.4% (16/250) complication rates after LND and no LND, respectively ( P = 0.88) .…”

“…The 47 criterion‐meeting studies that evaluated LND among adults with WDTC (Table ) included a total of up to 24,153 participants. Twenty‐seven comparative studies included two prospective studies and 25 retrospective studies . Among comparative studies, 4% evaluated prophylactic LND, 11% evaluated therapeutic LND, and 85% reported data from populations of mixed nodal disease.…”

“…The majority of studies (n = 31) evaluated the impact of LND among adults with mixed or unreported cervical node status, including 23 comparative studies and eight case series …”

“…6). Among 22 studies assessing complications, there were nine retrospective comparative and 13 case series . Among this latter set, complication rates ranged from < 1% to 24% .…”