Papillary Thyroid Carcinoma

Abstract

IN THE surgical management of papillary cancer, controversy exists not only about thyroidectomy but also about the extent of lymph node excision. While there are well-accepted risk factors, such as the patient's age at the time of surgery, the size of the primary tumor, and invasion of the tumor beyond the thyroid capsule, the influence of lymph node metastasis on survival is controversial. In this study, we attempted to address these issues.