… Papillary thyroid cancer (PTC) is the most common thyroid malignancy, comprising
approximately 90 per cent of new cases of thyroid cancer in iodine-sufficient areas of the world 1 . …

… Prophylactic central neck dissection associated with total thyroidectomy in patients with
papillary thyroid carcinoma … in all patients with papillary thyroid carcinoma and particularly not in …

… Prophylactic CND with LND optimizes staging providing a … Prophylactic neck dissection for
papillary thyroid carcinoma is … both prophylactic central and lateral neck dissection found 42% …

… L Routine level VI lymph node dissection for papillary thyroid cancer: surgical technique. …
results of prophylactic central neck dissection in patients with papillary thyroid carcinoma …

… (CND) without evidence of suspicious lymph node clinically or on imaging. However, pCND
… prophylactic central neck dissection (pCND) decreases recurrence in the central lymph node …

Background Prophylactic neck dissection (PND) for papillary thyroid cancer is controversial.
The objective of this study was to analyze the influence of PND on the rate of retreatment. …

… The role of prophylactic central neck dissection (CND) in the management of papillary
thyroid cancer (PTC) is controversial. This report describes outcomes of an observational …

… or without neck dissection at the Thyroid Cancer Center … neck dissection, or follow-up duration
less than 6 months (residual tumor or LN was detected within 6 months after initial surgery, …

… Central neck dissection and total thyroidectomy are standard … with papillary thyroid carcinoma
(PTC) with clinically involved central nodes. However, prophylactic central neck dissection (…

… Central neck lymph node dissection for papillary thyroid cancer: the reliability of surgeon …
Importance The indication for prophylactic central neck dissection in papillary thyroid cancer …