Aim. Cervical lymph node micrometastases are observed in up to 90% of papillary thyroid
cancers (PTC), showing that lymph nodal involvement is very common. Nevertheless, during …

Background Lymph nodal involvement is very common in differentiated thyroid cancer, and
in addition, cervical lymph node micrometastases are observed in up to 80% of papillary …

Cervical lymph node metastases are very common in patients with papillary thyroid cancer
(PTC). Despite that PTC has an excellent prognosis, lymphatic spread is associated with …

The management of papillary thyroid carcinoma continues to evolve. Although the debate
over the extent of thyroidectomy has largely faded, the role of elective neck dissection in the …

Background Central compartment lymph node dissection is a common adjunct to
thyroidectomy in the treatment of papillary thyroid cancer. The indications, surgical …

Background The indications for elective bilateral central node dissection for patients with
unilateral papillary thyroid carcinoma (PTC) who are clinically node negative are still not …

Background: The indications and extent of lymph node dissection in the treatment of
papillary thyroid carcinoma remains controversial, and benefit from therapy is debatable …

Background There has been renewed interest in extensive lymph node dissection for
papillary thyroid cancer (PTC), and a number of reports have been published concerning …

Papillary thyroid cancer (PTC) is the most common thyroid malignancy, and cervical nodal
metastases are frequent at presentation. The most common site for nodal metastases from …

In the treatment of papillary thyroid carcinoma (PTC), supplementary lymph node dissection
(LND) is not well standardized. The purpose of this study was to evaluate the significance of …