Prophylactic central neck dissection might not be necessary in papillary thyroid carcinoma: analysis of 11,569 cases from a single institution

SK Kim, JW Woo, JH Lee, I Park, JH Choe… - Journal of the American …, 2016 - Elsevier
Background The benefits of prophylactic central neck dissection (pCND) remain
controversial in clinically node-negative (cN0) papillary thyroid carcinoma (PTC). The …

[HTML][HTML] Role of prophylactic central neck dissection in cN0 papillary thyroid cancer

S Costa, G Giugliano, L Santoro… - Acta …, 2009 - ncbi.nlm.nih.gov
Prophylactic central neck dissection in papillary thyroid cancer is controversial. In this
retrospective cohort study, the aim was to assess possible advantages of prophylactic …

Optimization of staging of the neck with prophylactic central and lateral neck dissection for papillary thyroid carcinoma

DM Hartl, S Leboulleux, A Al Ghuzlan, E Baudin… - Annals of …, 2012 - journals.lww.com
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 …

Ipsilateral versus bilateral central neck lymph node dissection in papillary thyroid carcinoma

TAS Moo, B Umunna, M Kato, D Butriago… - Annals of …, 2009 - journals.lww.com
Objective: Many patients undergoing thyroidectomy for papillary thyroid carcinoma (PTC)
have subclinical nodal disease at the time of surgery. Prophylactic bilateral central neck …

Extent of prophylactic lymph node dissection in the central neck area of the patients with papillary thyroid carcinoma: comparison of limited versus comprehensive …

YI Son, HS Jeong, CH Baek, MK Chung, J Ryu… - Annals of Surgical …, 2008 - Springer
Background To compare the “comprehensive”(including bilateral paratracheal, pretracheal,
prelaryngeal lymph nodes)(CCND) with “limited”(saving contralateral paratracheal lymph …

Influence of prophylactic central lymph node dissection on postoperative thyroglobulin levels and radioiodine treatment in papillary thyroid cancer

DT Hughes, ML White, BS Miller, PG Gauger… - Surgery, 2010 - Elsevier
BACKGROUND: Prophylactic central lymph node dissection with total thyroidectomy (TT) for
the treatment of papillary thyroid cancer (PTC) is controversial because of the possibility of …

Prophylactic lymph node dissection in papillary thyroid carcinoma: is there a place for lateral neck dissection?

R Ducoudray, C Trésallet, G Godiris-Petit… - World journal of …, 2013 - Springer
Background Cervical lymph node (LN) metastases are common in patients with papillary
thyroid carcinoma (PTC), and they have a negative impact on recurrence. The management …

Predictive factors and pattern of central lymph node metastasis in unilateral papillary thyroid carcinoma

YB Ji, HS Yoo, CM Song, CW Park, CB Lee, K Tae - Auris Nasus Larynx, 2016 - Elsevier
Objective Prophylactic central neck dissection (CND) for papillary thyroid carcinoma (PTC)
remains controversial. The aim of this study was to evaluate the patterns and predictive …

Prophylactic central neck dissection for papillary thyroid cancer

M Barczyński, A Konturek, M Stopa… - Journal of British …, 2013 - academic.oup.com
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 …

Complications of central neck dissection in patients with papillary thyroid carcinoma: results of a study on 1087 patients and review of the literature

D Giordano, R Valcavi, GB Thompson, C Pedroni… - Thyroid, 2012 - liebertpub.com
Background: Prophylactic central neck dissection (CND) has been proposed in the treatment
of patients affected by papillary thyroid carcinoma (PTC) with clinically negative neck lymph …