Abstract
Cervical lymphadenectomy plays an important role in the management of thyroid malignancy. Excision of clinically and/or radiographically apparent cervical node metastases (therapeutic lymphadenectomy) has been shown to decrease locoregional recurrence and improve prognosis. Similarly, excision of central cervical lymph nodes that are neither clinically nor radiographically suspicious for malignancy (prophylactic central cervical lymphadenectomy) may also decrease recurrence rates and improve disease-specific survival for some types of thyroid cancer. Cervical lymphadenectomy is most frequently classified according to the associated anatomic domain sampled, with central neck and modified radical neck dissections being the most commonly described nodal harvesting procedures for thyroid cancer. For purposes of lymph node dissection, the unilateral neck is classified by discreet anatomic subdivisions, or levels (Fig. 16.1).
Original language | English (US) |
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Title of host publication | Surgery of the Thyroid and Parathyroid Glands |
Publisher | Springer-Verlag Berlin Heidelberg |
Pages | 215-221 |
Number of pages | 7 |
ISBN (Electronic) | 9783642234590 |
ISBN (Print) | 3642234585, 9783642234583 |
DOIs | |
State | Published - Jul 1 2011 |
Externally published | Yes |
ASJC Scopus subject areas
- General Medicine