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INTERNATIONAL JOURNAL OF SURGERY
Volume 12, Issue 12, Pages 1286-1290Publisher
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DOI: 10.1016/j.ijsu.2014.11.001
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Parathyroids autotransplantation; Central neck dissection; Papillary thyroid carcinoma
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Introduction: The management of inferior parathyroid glands during central neck dissection (CND) for papillary thyroid carcinoma (PTC) remains controversial. Most surgeons preserve inferior parathyroid glands in situ. Autotransplantation is not routinely performed unless devascularization or inadvertent parathyroidectomy occurs. This retrospective study aimed to compare the incidence of postoperative hypoparathyroidism and central neck lymph node (CNLN) recurrence in patients with PTC who underwent inferior parathyroid glands autotransplantation vs preservation in situ. Methods: This is a retrospective study which was conducted in a tertiary referral hospital. A total of 477 patients with PTC (pN1) who underwent total thyroidectomy (TT) and bilateral CND with/without lateral neck dissection were included. Patients' demographical characteristics, tumor stage, incidence of hypoparathyroidism, CNLN recurrence and the number of resected CNLN were analyzed. Results: Three hundred and twenty-one patients underwent inferior parathyroid glands autotransplantation (autotransplantation group). Inferior parathyroid glands were preserved in situ among 156 patients (preservation group). Permanent hypoparathyroidism rate was 0.9% (3/321) versus 3.8% (6/156) respectively (p = 0.028). Mean numbers of resected CNLN were 15 +/- 3 (6-23) (autotransplantation group) versus 11 +/- 3 (7-21) (preservation group) (p < 0.001). CNLN recurrence rate was 0.3% (1/321) versus 3.8% (6/156) respectively (p = 0.003). Conclusion: Inferior parathyroid glands autotransplantation during CND of PTC (pN1) might reduce permanent hypoparathyroidism and CNLN recurrence. Further study enrolling more patients with long-term follow-up is needed to support this conclusion. (C) 2014 Surgical Associates Ltd. Published by Elsevier Ltd. All rights reserved.
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