Background There has been renewed interest in extensive lymph node dissection for
papillary thyroid cancer (PTC), and a number of reports have been published concerning …

BACKGROUND: Routine central lymph node dissection (CLND) for papillary thyroid cancer
(PTC) at the time of initial thyroidectomy has been advocated with a demonstrated decrease …

Background The efficacy of prophylactic central compartment lymph node dissection for
papillary thyroid carcinoma remains controversial. We performed a randomized controlled …

Objective This review article summarises the latest evidence for preventive central lymph
node dissection in patients with papillary thyroid cancer taking into account the possible …

Background Central neck dissection (CND) remains controversial in clinically node-negative
differentiated thyroid carcinoma (DTC) patients. The aim of this multicenter retrospective …

Background: The benefits of prophylactic central compartment lymph node dissection
(pCCND) in papillary thyroid cancer (PTC) are still under investigation. This treatment seems …

Background In clinically node-negative patients with differentiated thyroid cancer (DTC),
indications for routine central lymph node dissection (RCLD) are the subject of intensive …

Background Lymph nodal involvement is very common in differentiated thyroid cancer, and
in addition, cervical lymph node micrometastases are observed in up to 80% of papillary …

Background The American Thyroid Association recently changed its management
guidelines for papillary thyroid cancer (PTC) to include routine central neck lymph node …

Background To compare the “comprehensive”(including bilateral paratracheal, pretracheal,
prelaryngeal lymph nodes)(CCND) with “limited”(saving contralateral paratracheal lymph …