Omission of lateral lymph node dissection in medullary thyroid cancer without a desmoplastic stromal reaction

Abstract Background Medullary thyroid cancer can be subdivided during surgery into tumours with or without a desmoplastic stromal reaction (DSR). DSR positivity is regarded as a sign of disposition to metastasize. The aim of this study was to analyse whether lateral lymph node dissection can be omit...

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Published in:	British journal of surgery Vol. 108; no. 2; pp. 174 - 181
Main Authors:	Niederle, M B, Riss, P, Selberherr, A, Koperek, O, Kaserer, K, Niederle, B, Scheuba, C
Format:	Journal Article
Language:	English
Published:	England Oxford University Press 01.02.2021
Subjects:	Aged Biopsy, Fine-Needle Calcitonin - blood Carcinoma, Neuroendocrine - pathology Carcinoma, Neuroendocrine - surgery Dissection Female Humans Lymph Node Excision - methods Lymph Node Excision - statistics & numerical data Lymphatic system Male Metastasis Middle Aged Retrospective Studies Thyroid cancer Thyroid Neoplasms - pathology Thyroid Neoplasms - surgery Thyroidectomy - methods Tumors
ISSN:	0007-1323, 1365-2168, 1365-2168
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