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 …

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 …

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 …

Background There remains still no clear answer as to whether or not prophylactic central
compartment neck dissection (pCCND) is indicated for the treatment of patients with …

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

Background The use of prophylactic central neck dissection (pCND) for papillary thyroid
cancer (PTC) without clinical evidence of nodal metastasis (cN0) remains controversial. This …

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 …

Objective: To analyze the yield and rate of node metastases (pN1) for prophylactic central
(CND) and lateral neck dissection (LND) for papillary thyroid carcinoma, the risk factors for …

Objective We performed a systematic review and meta‐analysis of randomized controlled
trials (RCTs) that scrutinized the oncological benefits and postsurgical complications of total …