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Surgical lymphadenectomy for metastatic papillary thyroid carcinoma has been well described for both the central and the lateral compartments of the neck. Superior mediastinal lymphadenectomy, however, has only sporadically been mentioned. We describe our experience with transcervical superior mediastinal lymphadenectomy (TSML) that avoids the morbidity of the traditional sternal split.<\/jats:p><\/jats:sec><jats:sec><jats:title>Materials and Methods.<\/jats:title><jats:p>This retrospective analysis included 30 patients (24 women and 6 men; age range, 17\u201372 years) who underwent TSML by the senior author (JLF) for papillary carcinoma metastatic to the superior mediastinum between 1985 and 1999. Histopathologic examination confirmed positive nodes in all the mediastinal dissections. All patients received postoperative I<jats:sup>131<\/jats:sup>.<\/jats:p><\/jats:sec><jats:sec><jats:title>Results.<\/jats:title><jats:p>All the patients are alive after a median follow\u2010up of 5 years (range, 1\u201314 years). Twenty\u2010nine of 30 patients remain free of disease, whereas one patient is alive with lung and bone metastases. No patient has had local or regional relapse. The only significant complication was a high incidence of temporary (70%) and later permanent (50%) hypoparathyroidism.<\/jats:p><\/jats:sec><jats:sec><jats:title>Conclusions.<\/jats:title><jats:p>TSML is a safe and effective treatment for superior mediastinal metastases in papillary thyroid carcinoma. \u00a9 2002 Wiley Periodicals, Inc. 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