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

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 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 …

Purpose The need of prophylactic central neck dissection (PCND) in patients with papillary
thyroid carcinoma (PTC) is still controversial. The major restriction of PCND is the potential …

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

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

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 …

Objective: The aim of this prospective randomized-controlled trial was to evaluate the
risks/benefits of prophylactic central neck dissection (pCND) in patients with clinically node …

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 …