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Transoral Robotic Total Thyroidectomy and Bilateral Central Regional Lymph Node Dissection for Papillary Thyroid Carcinoma
Published on: September 15, 2023
Age-based disparities in the use of total thyroidectomy for papillary thyroid carcinoma
I V Shevchyk1, B A Cobian2, S R Martinez3
1UC Davis School of Medicine, Sacramento, CA, USA.
Background:
Elderly patients may be less likely than younger patients to receive indicated therapy. We hypothesized that older patients with papillary thyroid carcinoma (PTC) would be less likely to receive total thyroidectomy (TT) than their younger counterparts.
Materials And Methods:
The Surveillance, Epidemiology, and End Results database were queried for adult patients diagnosed with PTC from 2000 through 2009. Patients were categorized according to whether they received a TT or less than a total thyroidectomy (
Results:
Of the 67,961 patients identified with PTC, 51,276 (75%) received TT, 14,750 (22%)
Conclusions:
Older patients with PTC are less likely to receive TT. Further research is needed to assess if older patients are negatively impacted by less complete surgery.
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