… extensive lymph node dissection for papillary thyroid cancer (… compartmentoriented dissection
of regional lymph nodes in … compartment-oriented central lymph node dissection (CLND) …

… 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 …

… nodal metastasis when papillary thyroid carcinoma involved the lateral neck. The central …
frequently showed lymph node metastasis in patients with lateral cervical nodal diseases. …

… We defined initial CLND as removal of central neck lymph nodes … neck lymph node dissection.
We defined reoperative CLND as removal of central neck lymph nodes from a central neck …

… is known, then the consensus is to remove all nodes in this area. … neck lymph nodes for
prophylactic reasons. Herein, we review the potential utility of central neck lymph node dissection …

… with formal lymph node dissection (27), the 20-year recurrence rate being significantly
reduced after formal lymph node dissection in one series (41). In addition, neck recurrence …

… to a focus on disease-free status. Routine central neck lymph node dissection can be carried
… Routine ipsilateral level VI lymph node dissection in addition to total thyroidectomy should …

… neck dissection. Procedures for follicular, medullary, and anaplastic thyroid carcinoma were
… Patients who underwent neck dissection for recurrent lateral cervical lymph node metastasis …

… , it is reasonable to consider a prophylactic central neck dissection for high-risk patients
with thyroid cancer, even in the absence of clear US evidence for local metastatic …

… by the new American Thyroid Association thyroid cancer guidelines for the management of
small abnormal cervical lymph nodes (2). Recently, the Thyroid Cancer Care Collaborative (…