The benefits of prophylactic central neck dissection (PCND) in patients with papillary thyroid
carcinoma (PTC) have not been clearly demonstrated so far and should be weighed against …

Background: Prophylactic central neck dissection (CND) has been proposed in the treatment
of patients affected by papillary thyroid carcinoma (PTC) with clinically negative neck lymph …

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

Objective: The aim of this prospective randomized-controlled trial was to evaluate the
risks/benefits of prophylactic central neck dissection (pCND) in patients with clinically node …

Background Although the role of prophylactic central neck lymph node dissection (CNLD) in
the treatment of papillary thyroid carcinoma (PTC) is controversial, many surgeons perform …

Prophylactic central neck dissection in papillary thyroid cancer is controversial. In this
retrospective cohort study, the aim was to assess possible advantages of prophylactic …

Background There remains still no clear answer as to whether or not prophylactic central
compartment neck dissection (pCCND) is indicated for the treatment of patients with …

Objective: Many patients undergoing thyroidectomy for papillary thyroid carcinoma (PTC)
have subclinical nodal disease at the time of surgery. Prophylactic bilateral central neck …

Background Prophylactic central neck dissection (CND) for papillary thyroid cancer (PTC)
remains controversial. The aim of this study was to examine whether prophylactic CND for …

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 …