This study includes papillary thyroid cancer patients who have unpalpable lateral neck lymph nodes but suspicious on ultrasound and/or CT. Carbon nanoparticles is used as the tracer for lateral neck lymph node mapping.
Study Type
INTERVENTIONAL
Allocation
NON_RANDOMIZED
Purpose
OTHER
Masking
NONE
Enrollment
250
Lateral neck sentinel lymph node biopsy is performed in all patients in Arm B.
Modified lateral neck dissection (compartment II-V) is performed in all patients in Arm A, and some of the patients in Arm B (according to sentinel lymph node biopsy results).
Super selective lateral neck lymph node dissection is performed in some of the patients in Arm B (according to sentinel lymph node biopsy results).
Fudan University Shanghai Cancer Center
Shanghai, China
RECRUITINGLymph node counts
Dyed versus undyed lymph node counts in lateral neck compartments
Time frame: 1 month after surgery
Lymph node metastasis rate
The rate of lymph node metastasis in lateral neck compartments
Time frame: 1 month after surgery
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