Objective To assess the disease-free survival results of prophylactic central neck dissection
for papillary thyroid carcinoma preoperatively staged as N0. Design Inception cohort. Setting …

Importance The indication for prophylactic central neck dissection in papillary thyroid cancer
(PTC) is controversial. Objective To compare long-term results of observation vs prophylactic …

Prophylactic central neck dissection in papillary thyroid cancer is controversial. In this
retrospective cohort study, the aim was to assess possible advantages of prophylactic …

Objectives. This study evaluated the benefits of performing prophylactic central neck
dissection (CND) with total thyroidectomy (TT) in management of papillary thyroid carcinoma …

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

Objective. The risk-benefit ratio of central neck dissection (CND) in patients affected by
papillary thyroid carcinoma (PTC) without clinical or ultrasonographic (US) evidence of neck …

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

Prophylactic neck dissection (PND) for papillary thyroid carcinoma (PTC) is controversial.
Our aim was to assess current levels of evidence (LE) according to the Oxford Centre for …

Background The effectiveness of prophylactic central neck dissection (pCND) in the
treatment of patients with papillary thyroid carcinoma (PTC) to prevent local recurrence is …

Background Prophylactic neck dissection (PND) for papillary thyroid cancer is controversial.
The objective of this study was to analyze the influence of PND on the rate of retreatment …