Evaluation of the clinical value of carbon nanoparticles in endoscopic thyroidectomy and prophylactic central neck dissection through total mammary areolas approach for thyroid cancer

Abstract Background Carbon nanoparticles (CNs) are tracers used in thyroid surgery of patients with thyroid cancer (TC) to help remove lymph nodes and protect the parathyroid gland. The facilitative effect of carbon nanoparticles in endoscopic thyroidectomy and prophylactic central neck dissection (...

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Main Authors: Jie He, Chaojie Zhang, Zeyu Zhang, Fada Xia
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: BMC 2021-11-01
Series:World Journal of Surgical Oncology
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Online Access:https://doi.org/10.1186/s12957-021-02427-8
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author Jie He
Chaojie Zhang
Zeyu Zhang
Fada Xia
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Chaojie Zhang
Zeyu Zhang
Fada Xia
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description Abstract Background Carbon nanoparticles (CNs) are tracers used in thyroid surgery of patients with thyroid cancer (TC) to help remove lymph nodes and protect the parathyroid gland. The facilitative effect of carbon nanoparticles in endoscopic thyroidectomy and prophylactic central neck dissection (pCND) has not been reported. Methods The protective effect on parathyroid gland (PG) function and the numbers of identified parathyroid glands and central lymph nodes in endoscopic thyroid surgery through the total mammary areolas approach were compared between the CN and control groups. Results All endoscopic thyroidectomies were successfully completed. No difference was found in either group regarding the general characteristics or operative complications. The mean number of superior PGs and inferior PGs identified in situ or in the dissected central lymph tissues was not different between the groups. The mean number of lymph nodes removed by unilateral CND was greater in the CN group than in the control group. However, there was no difference in the number of harvested lymph nodes when excluding the LNs less than 5 mm, which exhibit an extremely low metastatic rate. Conclusion Carbon nanoparticles do not improve the protective effect on the parathyroid gland, especially the inferior glands, in endoscopic thyroid surgery through the total mammary areolas approach. There is no need to use CNs to facilitate the lymph node harvest in endoscopic prophylactic unilateral CND.
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spelling doaj.art-82c1575f0b7f4595bba2c3199c694e552022-12-21T21:25:22ZengBMCWorld Journal of Surgical Oncology1477-78192021-11-011911710.1186/s12957-021-02427-8Evaluation of the clinical value of carbon nanoparticles in endoscopic thyroidectomy and prophylactic central neck dissection through total mammary areolas approach for thyroid cancerJie He0Chaojie Zhang1Zeyu Zhang2Fada Xia3Department of Breast and Thyroid Surgery, Hunan Provincial People’s Hospital (First Affiliated Hospital of Hunan Normal University)Department of Breast and Thyroid Surgery, Hunan Provincial People’s Hospital (First Affiliated Hospital of Hunan Normal University)Department of General Surgery, Xiangya Hospital, Central South UniversityDepartment of General Surgery, Xiangya Hospital, Central South UniversityAbstract Background Carbon nanoparticles (CNs) are tracers used in thyroid surgery of patients with thyroid cancer (TC) to help remove lymph nodes and protect the parathyroid gland. The facilitative effect of carbon nanoparticles in endoscopic thyroidectomy and prophylactic central neck dissection (pCND) has not been reported. Methods The protective effect on parathyroid gland (PG) function and the numbers of identified parathyroid glands and central lymph nodes in endoscopic thyroid surgery through the total mammary areolas approach were compared between the CN and control groups. Results All endoscopic thyroidectomies were successfully completed. No difference was found in either group regarding the general characteristics or operative complications. The mean number of superior PGs and inferior PGs identified in situ or in the dissected central lymph tissues was not different between the groups. The mean number of lymph nodes removed by unilateral CND was greater in the CN group than in the control group. However, there was no difference in the number of harvested lymph nodes when excluding the LNs less than 5 mm, which exhibit an extremely low metastatic rate. Conclusion Carbon nanoparticles do not improve the protective effect on the parathyroid gland, especially the inferior glands, in endoscopic thyroid surgery through the total mammary areolas approach. There is no need to use CNs to facilitate the lymph node harvest in endoscopic prophylactic unilateral CND.https://doi.org/10.1186/s12957-021-02427-8Endoscopic thyroidectomyProphylactic central neck dissectionCarbon nanoparticles
spellingShingle Jie He
Chaojie Zhang
Zeyu Zhang
Fada Xia
Evaluation of the clinical value of carbon nanoparticles in endoscopic thyroidectomy and prophylactic central neck dissection through total mammary areolas approach for thyroid cancer
World Journal of Surgical Oncology
Endoscopic thyroidectomy
Prophylactic central neck dissection
Carbon nanoparticles
title Evaluation of the clinical value of carbon nanoparticles in endoscopic thyroidectomy and prophylactic central neck dissection through total mammary areolas approach for thyroid cancer
title_full Evaluation of the clinical value of carbon nanoparticles in endoscopic thyroidectomy and prophylactic central neck dissection through total mammary areolas approach for thyroid cancer
title_fullStr Evaluation of the clinical value of carbon nanoparticles in endoscopic thyroidectomy and prophylactic central neck dissection through total mammary areolas approach for thyroid cancer
title_full_unstemmed Evaluation of the clinical value of carbon nanoparticles in endoscopic thyroidectomy and prophylactic central neck dissection through total mammary areolas approach for thyroid cancer
title_short Evaluation of the clinical value of carbon nanoparticles in endoscopic thyroidectomy and prophylactic central neck dissection through total mammary areolas approach for thyroid cancer
title_sort evaluation of the clinical value of carbon nanoparticles in endoscopic thyroidectomy and prophylactic central neck dissection through total mammary areolas approach for thyroid cancer
topic Endoscopic thyroidectomy
Prophylactic central neck dissection
Carbon nanoparticles
url https://doi.org/10.1186/s12957-021-02427-8
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