Thyroid cancer
Conditions
Interventions
Group I:endoscopic assisted prophalactic superior mediastinal lymph node dissection
Group II:Prophylactic dissection of the upper mediastinum was not performed
Sponsors
the Affiliated Yantai Yuhuangding Hospital of Qingdao University,
Eligibility
Sex/Gender
All
Age
10 Years to 80 Years
Inclusion criteria
Inclusion criteria: 1. Surgical treatment for newly diagnosed thyroid cancer. 2. Preoperative examination or intraoperative exploration suggested central lymph node metastasis (N1a) or associated cervical lymph node metastasis (N1b). 3. Preoperative imaging examination suggested that there was no obvious external invasion of the tumor or that R0 resection of the tumor could be achieved intraoperatively. 4. Preoperative examination suggested superior mediastinum with or without suspected metastatic lymph nodes. 5. No distant metastasis.
Exclusion criteria
Exclusion criteria: 1. Preoperative imaging examination suggested that R0 resection could not be achieved because the tumor obviously invaded important organs such as trachea and esophagus. 2. There was clear evidence of superior mediastinal lymph node metastasis. 3. Preoperative evaluation of low-risk thyroid cancer and lymph node evaluation of cN0. 4. Total thyroidectomy was not performed. 5. Previous thyroid cancer surgery history. 6. Distant metastasis. 7. Anaplastic thyroid carcinoma.
Design outcomes
Primary
| Measure | Time frame |
|---|---|
| Mediastinal lymph node metastasis by pathology;Biochemical cure;relapse; | — |
Countries
China
Contacts
Public ContactZheng Guibin
The Affiliated Yantai Yuhuangding Hospital of Qingdao University
Outcome results
None listed