Recurrence rate in regional lymph nodes in 737 patients with follicular or Hürthle cell neoplasms

Abstract

Preoperative ultrasound (US) evaluation of central and lateral neck compartments is recommended for all patients undergoing a thyroidectomy for malignant or suspicious for malignancy cytologic or molecular findings. Our aim was to find out how frequent was recurrence in regional lymph nodes in patients with follicular or Hürthle cell neoplasm and usefulness of preoperative neck US investigation in patients with neoplasm.

Keywords

• thyroid neoplasms
• ultrasonography
• recurrence
• diagnosis
• pathology