ea0092ps2-18-07 | Treatment 1 | ETA2023
Kim Bohyun
, Kim Mijin
, Gu Kim Won
, Jun Lim Dong
, Kyung Kim Hee
, Kang Ho-Cheol
, Ahn Byeong-Cheol
, Sook Kim Eun
, Bae Kim Won
, Kee Shong Young
Background: The optimal initial surgical extent for medullary thyroid carcinoma (MTC) remains controversial. Aim of this study was to evaluate the ability of serum calcitonin and carcinoembryonic antigen(CEA) to predict the extent of surgery needed in the lateral neck in patients with MTC.Methods: This retrospective multicenter cohort study included data from patients with MTC surgically treated in the 6 tertiary medical centers in Korea from 1996 to 202...