Background Prophylactic central compartment neck dissection (pCCND) in addition to total
thyroidectomy (TT) includes removal of central compartment lymph nodes in the absence of …

Background It is not known whether prophylactic central compartment neck dissection
(pCCND) in conjunction with total thyroidectomy decreases rates of locoregional recurrence …

Background Central neck dissection (CND) remains a controversial intervention for papillary
thyroid carcinoma (PTC) patients with clinically negative nodes (cN0) in the central …

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 Prophylactic central neck dissection (PCND) for papillary thyroid carcinoma
(PTC) is controversial. We compared 3 different approaches to the management of central …

Background: Prophylactic central neck dissection (pCND) at the time of total thyroidectomy
(TT) remains controversial in clinically node-negative (cN0) papillary thyroid carcinoma …

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 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 The use of prophylactic central neck dissection (pCND) for papillary thyroid
cancer (PTC) without clinical evidence of nodal metastasis (cN0) remains controversial. This …

Prophylactic central neck dissection (pCND) for management of papillary thyroid carcinoma
(PTC) is controversial. Compared to many malignancies, PTC has a high overall survival but …