Long-Term Efficacy of Lymph Node Reoperation for Persistent Papillary Thyroid Cancer: 13-Year Follow-Up

Background Current recommendations for persistent or recurrent locoregional papillary thyroid cancer (PTC) include consideration of surgical resection versus active surveillance. The purpose of this study is to determine long-term outcomes after surgical resection of recurrent or persistent metastatic PTC in cervical lymph nodes after failure of initial surgery and radioactive iodine therapy using newer validated clinical outcomes measures.