Background The extent of neck dissection (ND) appropriate for necks yielding clinical
evidence of metastases of papillary thyroid carcinoma (PTC) is controversial. The need for …

Background Therapeutic modified radical neck dissection (MND) is a mandatory surgical
procedure for patients with papillary thyroid carcinoma (PTC) having clinical lateral node …

Background There is ongoing controversy as to the indications for and extent of lateral
cervical lymphadenectomy for patients with papillary thyroid cancer (PTC). While most now …

Objective To ascertain whether modified radical neck dissection offers a survival advantage
for some subsets of patients with papillary cancer of the thyroid. Design A retrospective …

Background Lymph node yield (LNY) was implemented in the stratification of papillary
thyroid cancer (PTC) patients. The effect of LNY may be related to the extent of surgery. This …

Differentiated thyroid cancers may be associated with regional lymph node metastases in 20-
50% of cases. The central compartment (VIupper VII levels) is considered to be the first …

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

BACKGROUND: The extent of lateral neck dissection for clinically evident nodal metastases
in the lateral neck in a patient with papillary thyroid cancer (PTC) continues to remain …

Purpose The need of prophylactic central neck dissection (PCND) in patients with papillary
thyroid carcinoma (PTC) is still controversial. The major restriction of PCND is the potential …