A systematic review of surgical outcomes for sporadic medullary thyroid cancer indicated lobectomy with appropriate central neck dissection appears to provide similar disease control and survival compared with total thyroidectomy, particularly in carefully selected patients with unilateral, germline RET–negative tumors <2 cm, minimizing risk of permanent hypoparathyroidism or nerve injury. | Lincango, JAMA Otolaryngol Head Neck Surg 2026
