… The primary purposes of this interdisciplinary consensus statement were to review the relevant
indications for central neck dissection (CND) in patients with papillary thyroid cancer (PTC…

… The role of prophylactic central neck dissection (CND) in the management of papillary
thyroid cancer (PTC) is controversial. This report describes outcomes of an observational …

… Central neck dissection and total thyroidectomy are standard treatments for patients with
papillary thyroid carcinoma … However, prophylactic central neck dissection (pCND) in patients …

… The benefits of prophylactic central neck dissection (pCND) remain controversial in clinically
node-negative (cN0) papillary thyroid carcinoma (PTC). The purpose of this study was to …

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

… The following keywords were used in all fields as search strategy: (1) papillary thyroid
carcinoma or papillary thyroid cancer or thyroid papillary cancer, (2) central neck dissection or …

… with Thyroid Nodules and Differentiated Thyroid Cancer, and … of central neck dissection for
papillary thyroid cancer state … to provide clearance of disease from the central neck. Instead, …

… For PTC patients presenting with gross lymph node metastasis (≥cN1), therapeutic
central neck dissection (CND) is universally agreed upon to mitigate the risk of tumor relapse. …

… disease impacted the long-term prognosis or decreased the risk of recurrence. Inasmuch as
a central neck dissection … of a prophylactic central neck dissection (pCND) was appropriate. …

… (cN1) at time of diagnosis (including radiographically positive nodal disease), there is … central
neck dissection (tCND). In contrast, for patients with clinically node-negative (cN0) disease, …