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Skip metastases in thyroid cancer leaping the central lymph node compartment

Andreas Machens1, Hans-Jürgen Holzhausen, Henning Dralle

  • 1Department of General, Visceral, and Vascular Surgery, Martin-Luther-University Halle-Wittenberg, Halle, Germany. gensurg@medizin.uni-halle.de

Summary

Skip metastasis in thyroid cancer, characterized by discontinuous nodal spread, is linked to fewer positive lymph nodes and a moderate risk of recurrence. Central lymph node dissection is recommended when lateral spread occurs.

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