Status:
COMPLETED
Prophylactic Central Neck Dissection for Papillary Thyroid Cancer
Lead Sponsor:
Jagiellonian University
Conditions:
Papillary Thyroid Cancer
Eligibility:
All Genders
18+ years
Phase:
NA
Brief Summary
The purpose of this study is to determine whether prophylactic central neck dissection is beneficial for patients with papillary thyroid cancer staged preoperatively as node negative.
Detailed Description
Several respected organizations have recently recommended that total thyroidectomy plus prophylactic central neck dissection should be the standard operation for papillary thyroid cancer. However, it ...
Eligibility Criteria
Inclusion
- a pathological diagnosis of papillary thyroid cancer,
- in a patient with negative cervical lymph nodes on pre-, or intraoperative evaluation
Exclusion
- incidental diagnosis of papillary thyroid cancer following hemithyroidectomy and requiring completion thyroidectomy,
- one-stage lymph nodes dissection based on therapeutic intent,
- previous thyroid surgery,
- incomplete follow-up information,
- incomplete histopathology report,
- ASA grade higher than 3 (American Society of Anesthesiology)
Key Trial Info
Start Date :
January 1 1993
Trial Type :
INTERVENTIONAL
Allocation :
ACTUAL
End Date :
December 1 2011
Estimated Enrollment :
640 Patients enrolled
Trial Details
Trial ID
NCT01510002
Start Date
January 1 1993
End Date
December 1 2011
Last Update
January 13 2012
Active Locations (1)
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Jagiellonian Univerity, Medical College, 3rd Department of General Surgery
Krakow, Malopolska, Poland, 31-202