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17.12.2023 | ASO Author Reflections
ASO Author Reflections: A Promising Approach of Endoscopic Surgery for Lateral Neck Dissection in Patients with N1b Papillary Thyroid Cancer
verfasst von:
Guibin Zheng, MD, Haitao Zheng, MD, PhD, Xicheng Song, MD, PhD
Erschienen in:
Annals of Surgical Oncology
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Ausgabe 3/2024
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Excerpt
Currently, several approaches for endoscopic surgery (ES), including video-assisted, chest–breast, transoral, and hybrid (chest and transoral) approaches, have been developed for lateral neck dissection (LND) in patients with papillary thyroid cancer (PTC)
1. However, the technical difficulties and trauma of these remote access methods for LND can be daunting for most patients with PTC and surgeons. Therefore, new approaches should be explored, not only with the ability to dissect cervical lymph nodes radically, but also requiring a short access incision and producing good cervical cosmetic outcomes. …