… Systematic surgical removal of at-risk or involved lymph node … , the surgeon's ability to
detect lymph node metastases … % of central nodes, 75% of ipsilateral jugular nodes (levels II…

… Macroscopic lymph-node metastases were present in 118 patients, 57 diagnosed before
surgery and 61 only at surgery (including 81% in the central compartment). Overall, the 10-year …

… thyroid cancer, 67% of malignant lymph nodes were found in the inferior third of the neck,
whereas 46% of lymph nodes biopsied in the superior third of the neck were benign. …

… Although PTC has a good prognosis, central lymph node (CLN) metastases are … lymph node
metastasis [1]. Prophylactic central lymph node dissection (CLND) is an accepted procedure …

… Even though spread to lymph nodes at surgical resection occurs in about 30% (7,8), these
metastasis are usually quite small and recurrence is seldom seen. It would seem only rational …

… operation, may be effective in the management of patients with unilateral papillary thyroid
carcinoma having a maximal diameter of greater than 1 cm and ipsilateral central lymph node …

… The aim was to determine the effect of lymph node (LN) staging … patients presenting with
papillary thyroid carcinoma less than 2 … This patient underwent a second surgical procedure to …

… papillary thyroid carcinoma and lymph node metastases. Although our data suggest that
lymph node involvement confers a significant risk to patients with follicular thyroid carcinoma, …

AIMS: Systematic lymph node dissection in patients with papillary thyroid carcinoma (PTC)
remains controversial. The objective of this study was to study the pattern of lymph node …

… lymph nodes, and we will continue to rely on surgeon judgment during preoperative and
intraoperative evaluation of the central compartment to inform our decision making regarding …