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ea0029p1821 | Thyroid cancer | ICEECE2012

Usefulness of selective sentinel lymph node biopsy in determining the surgical approach of papillary thyroid cancer

Zafon C. , Obiols G. , Gonzalez O. , Fort J. , Ruiz-Marcellan M. , Roca I. , Mesa J.

Introduction: Routine central lymph node dissection (CLND) in papillary thyroid carcinoma (PTC) is controversial. Selective biopsy of the sentinel lymph node (SLN) could improve the surgical approach, as negative cases would benefit from avoiding a more aggressive technique and in positive samples a more accurate staging would be obtained.Aim: To analyze the usefulness of SLN biopsy in the surgical treatment of PTC.Patients and Met...