
General SurgeryLateral Neck MetastasisPapillary Thyroid Carcinoma
Total Thyroidectomy Superior to Lobectomy for N1b Papillary Thyroid Carcinoma: Longitudinal Data Suggests Age-Dependent Survival Benefits
By MedXY|Dec 24, 2025
A large-scale SEER database study reveals that total thyroidectomy significantly improves disease-specific survival for patients with cN1b papillary thyroid cancer. However, this survival advantage is attenuated in younger populations, pote
