Oncologic outcomes in patients with 1-cm to 4-cm differentiated thyroid carcinoma according to extent of thyroidectomy.
Jeong Bum ChoiSeul Gi LeeMin Jhi KimTae Hyung KimEun Jeong BanCho Rok LeeJandee LeeSang-Wook KangJong Ju JeongKee-Hyun NamWoong Youn ChungCheong Soo ParkPublished in: Head & neck (2018)
Although extent of thyroidectomy does not affect DSS, total thyroidectomy is beneficial for reducing recurrence in patients with 1-cm to 4-cm DTC. However, if such tumors have such low-risk features as being unifocal, intrathyroidal, and lymph node metastasis-negative, extent of thyroidectomy does not affect oncologic outcome and lobectomy may be sufficient.