Background The role of routine prophylactic central neck dissection (CND) in papillary
thyroid cancer (PTC) remains controversial. The aim of this study was to evaluate the cost …

Background Routine prophylactic central neck dissection (pCND) after total thyroidectomy
(TTX) for low-risk papillary thyroid cancer (PTC) offers the potential to decrease disease …

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

Background Although prophylactic central neck dissection (pCND) may reduce future
locoregional recurrence after total thyroidectomy (TT) for low-risk papillary thyroid carcinoma …

THE EVOLVING EPIDEMIOLOGY OF THYROID CANCER has brought the disease to the
forefront of debate. We are seeing a veritable epidemic of papillary thyroid cancer (PTC); it is …

Background Total thyroidectomy (TT) with prophylactic central neck dissection (pCND)
remains controversial for clinically nodal-negative (cN0) papillary thyroid carcinoma (PTC) …

Background Prophylactic central neck dissection (CND) for papillary thyroid cancer (PTC)
remains controversial. The aim of this study was to examine whether prophylactic CND for …

Purpose Morbidity due to papillary thyroid carcinoma (PTC) is increased mostly due to
lymph node (LN) metastases, which lead to reoperations and complications associated with …

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

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