Predictive Factors of Lymph Node Metastasis in Patients With Papillary Microcarcinoma of the Thyroid

University of Cagliari

Status: Completed

Conditions: Lymph Node Metastases; Thyroid Cancer

Treatments: Procedure: Thyroidecomt and lymphectomy

Study type: Observational

Funder types: Other

Identifiers

NCT04274829

MICRO-PTC-LN

Details and patient eligibility

About

Papillary thyroid microcarcinoma (PTMC), defined as a tumor with larger diameter ≤ 1 cm, is considered a tumor with an indolent course and an excellent prognosis. Nevertheless, the incidence of lymph node metastasis in PTMC is not negligible, reaching up to 65% in some series. The aim of this study was to assess the incidence of lymph node metastasis in patients with PTMC and to evaluate predictive factors for lymph node metastasis.

Enrollment: 300 patients

Sex: All

Volunteers: No Healthy Volunteers

Inclusion criteria

Patients with papillary microcarcinoma of the thyroid

Exclusion criteria

Patients with thyroid nodules > 1 cm; incomplete data

Trial design

300 participants in 1 patient group

PTMC

Description:

Patients with papillary microcarcinoma of the thyroid

Treatment:

Procedure: Thyroidecomt and lymphectomy