Background There are 3 compartments of regional lymph nodes to which thyroid carcinoma
metastasizes: central, lateral, and mediastinal compartments. The central compartment is the …

Background: Cervical lymph node metastases from differentiated thyroid cancer (DTC) are
common. Thirty to eighty percent of patients with papillary thyroid cancer harbor lymph node …

Introduction: Papillary and follicular thyroid carcinomas are the most common thyroid
malignancies and are usually indolent. Lymph-node involvement increases the rate of tumor …

Background. An extensive upper mediastinal dissection in advanced differentiated thyroid
carcinoma is occasionally required. This investigation was undertaken to clarify the …

Aim. Cervical lymph node micrometastases are observed in up to 90% of papillary thyroid
cancers (PTC), showing that lymph nodal involvement is very common. Nevertheless, during …

Background The lateral compartment frequently demonstrates metastasis from thyroid
carcinoma. In contrast to that for central lymph node dissection, the indication for lateral …

Background: The primary goals of this interdisciplinary consensus statement are to review
the relevant anatomy of the central neck compartment, to identify the nodal subgroups within …

Differentiated thyroid cancers have become one of the fastest growing malignancies in the
world. While surgery has remained the cornerstone of management of these tumors, the …

Background Central compartment lymph node dissection is a common adjunct to
thyroidectomy in the treatment of papillary thyroid cancer. The indications, surgical …

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 …