Predictive value of ipsilateral central lymph node metastasis for contralateral central lymph node metastasis in patients with thyroid cancer: Systematic review and meta-analysis

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Abstract

Careful consideration of prophylactic central compartment dissection is required to ensure that its benefits outweigh its risks in the thyroid cancer. Sixteen prospective or retrospective studies were included. True positive, true negative, false positive, and false negative were extracted from each study. The diagnostic odds ratio of ipsilateral central lymph node metastasis (iCLNM) for predicting contralateral central lymph node metastasis (cCLNM) was 12.9237 (95% confidence interval [CI], 8.1595–20.4695). The area under the summary receiver operating characteristic curve was 0.854. The sensitivity, specificity, and negative predictive value were 0.8925 [0.8232–0.9368], 0.6884 [0.6311–0.7404], and 0.9802 [0.9631–0.9894], respectively. There were strong correlations between cCLNM and clinicopathologic characteristics. Ipsilateral central lymph node pathology is useful for predicting contralateral central compartment invasion in patients with thyroid cancer. In addition, clinicopathologic characteristics were associated with cCLNM in patients with unilateral thyroid cancer.

Original languageEnglish
Pages (from-to)3177-3184
Number of pages8
JournalHead and Neck
Volume43
Issue number10
DOIs
StatePublished - Oct 2021

Bibliographical note

Funding Information:
This research was supported by the Basic Science Research Program through the National Research Foundation of Korea (NRF) funded by the Ministry of Education (2020R1I1A1A01051844, 2018R1D1A1B07045421) and the Bio & Medical Technology Development Program of the National Research Foundation (NRF) funded by the Ministry of Science & ICT (2018M3A9E8020856, 2019M3A9H2032424, 2019M3E5D5064110). The sponsors had no role in the study design, data collection and analysis, decision to publish, or preparation of the manuscript.

Funding Information:
National Research Foundation of Korea, Grant/Award Numbers: 2018M3A9E8020856, 2018R1D1A1B07045421, 2019M3A9H2032424, 2019M3E5D5064110, 2020R1I1A1A01051844 Funding information

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Keywords

  • lymphatic metastasis
  • neck
  • predictive value of tests
  • prognosis
  • thyroid neoplasm

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