Explore surgical management of bilateral thyroid papillary carcinoma

Objective To explore surgical management of bilateral thyroid papillary carcinoma. Methods The clinical data of 55 patients with bilateral thyroid papillary carcinoma were analyzed retrospectively. Among the 55 patients, total thyroidectomy was performed in 52 cases, total affected lobectomy plus isthmus and opposite near total lobectomy thyroidectomy was performed in 3 cases. Results Among the cases of bilateral functional neck lymph node dissection ,5 cases were all of bilateral neck lymph node metastasis, the positive rate was 100.0%(5/5);, among the cases of unilateral functional neck lymph node dissection,9 cases were found neck lymph node metastasis,the positive rate was 81.8%(9/11); among the cases of bilateral central region lymph node dissection, 1 case was of central region lymph node metastasis, the positive rate was 25.0% (1/4); among the cases of unilateral central region lymph node dissection, 14 cases were of central region lymph node metastasis, the positive rate was 66.7%(14/21). Fifty-three cases were tumor free survival, 2 cases accompanied distant metastasis also gained good effect Conclusions Total thyroidectomy should be performed for bilateral thyroid papillary carcinoma because of its characteristics of multiple tumors. It is considered that whether the neck lymph node dissection should be done depends on the stage of the tumor. Key words: Thyroid neoplasms;  Thyroidectomy;  Neck dissection