Safety of Endoscopic Thyroidectomy Via Retro-Auricular Single-Site Approach, Transoral Approach and Transareola

Inclusion Criteria

• •1. Age 18-70 years old, no gender restrictions.
• •2. Fine-needle aspiration cytology(FNA) confirmed papillary thyroid carcinoma(PTC).
• •3. Early stage PTC (stage T1N0M0).
• •4. Preoperative ultrasonography showed unilateral glandular lobe malignant tumor and the largest diameter was not more than 2cm, without cervical lymph node metastasis and extensive metastasis.
• •5. Patients undergoing thyroid lobectomy and central lymph node dissection.
• •6. Patients who have signed an approved Informed Consent.