Background Central lymph node metastasis (CLNM) is common in papillary thyroid
carcinoma (PTC). Prophylactic central lymph node dissection (PCLND) for patients with …

Background and objectives Recently, some single-institution studies have reported risk
factors of CLNM in cN0 PTC patients, but results from those studies are not consistent. The …

Background Cervical lymph node metastasis of papillary thyroid carcinoma (PTC) is
common. However, whether undergoing prophylactic central lymph node (CLN) dissection …

Background Central lymph node metastasis (CLNM) is common in papillary thyroid
carcinoma (PTC). LNM is related to local recurrence and adverse prognosis. The extent of …

Background Prophylactic central lymph node dissection (CLND) in clinically node‐negative
patients remains controversial, and predictive factors for central lymph node metastasis …

Purpose Central lymph node metastasis (CNM) are highly prevalent but hard to detect
preoperatively in papillary thyroid carcinoma (PTC) patients, while the significance of …

Background There is no consensus regarding prophylactic central lymph node dissection
(pCLND) in patients with papillary thyroid carcinoma (PTC). Identification of risk factors for …

Background. Papillary thyroid carcinoma (PTC) is a form of thyroid cancer with high risk of
cervical lymph node metastasis. Aim. The aim of this study was to investigate the incidence …

Although there have been many studies identifying clinical and pathologic factors that may
predict central lymph node metastases (CLNM) in papillary thyroid microcarcinoma (PTMC) …

Background Prophylactic central lymph node dissection (CLND) in patients with papillary
thyroid carcinoma (PTC) remains controversial and predictive factors for central lymph node …