Initial Surgical Approach | Cases | Postoperative Recurrence Cases | Recurrence Site | ||
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Residual Thyroid | Lymph nodes Of zone VI | lymph nodes of Lateral cervical | |||
Unilateral thyroidectomy+ lymph node dissection in zone VI | 76 | 7 | 6 | 3 | 2 |
Unilateral thyroidectomy+ lymph node dissection in Unilateral Lateral cervical | 11 | - | - | - | - |
Total thyroidectomy+ lymph node dissection in zone VI | 117 | 14 | - | 3 | 14 |
Total thyroidectomy+ lymph node dissection in Unilateral Lateral cervical | 41 | - | - | - | - |
Total thyroidectomy+ lymph node dissection in Bilateral Lateral cervica | 4 | - | - | - | - |