… with prophylactic central neck dissection (CND), as a … section, selective modified radical neck
dissection (sMRND) was … metastatic deposits of papillary thyroid carcinoma in lymph nodes …

… central neck dissection (pCND) in clinically node-negative (cN0) papillary thyroid carcinoma…
metastatic nodal disease in cN0 papillary thyroid carcinoma which is linearly increased with …

… Controversy still exists regarding the appropriate treatment for patients affected by papillary
thyroid carcinoma. Patients with a node negative stage I and II tumor in the age-related TNM …

… We performed prophylactic central neck dissection, while … included total thyroidectomy,
central neck dissection, and MRND in a … for patients with negative neck US and high level of Tg. …

… Although 25% of patients who have clinically negative neck nodes (cN0) have microscopic
disease in the lateral nodal chains, these metastases rarely present clinically if all grossly …

… We used the following terms: differentiated thyroid cancer OR papillary thyroid cancer AND
prophylactic central neck dissection AND (cN0 OR negative lymph node) OR complication …

… Prophylactic central neck dissection (CND) in clinically node-negative (cN0) papillary
thyroid carcinoma (PTC) remains controversial. The purpose of this study was to evaluate the …

… Therapeutic lateral neck dissection is recommended only for … metastasis, but the negative
predictive value and sensitivity … often be overlooked as false negatives on ultrasonography. …

… may be appropriate for small (T1 or T2), noninvasive, clinically node negative patients’ [7].
Unfortunately, the literature is still inconclusive on this subject. This study analyzed the …

… Association of a more aggressive papillary thyroid cancer … Abbreviations: PTC – papillary
thyroid cancer; OR – odds ratio; P – … neck dissection for clinically nodal negative (cN0) papillary …