… Background: The value of prophylactic central neck dissection (PCND) for papillary
thyroid carcinoma (PTC) with clinically evident lateral cervical lymph node metastases (cN1b) …

… and accounts for the majority of cases of thyroid cancer in iodine-sufficient areas of the …
disease to lymph nodes on imaging or palpation, prophylactic or elective central neck dissection …

… CRobecchi A Is central neck dissection a safe procedure in the treatment of papillary thyroid
cancer? our … CRobecchi A Is central neck dissection a safe procedure in the treatment of …

… and systematic reviews on the results of central neck dissection for papillary thyroid cancer
… reviews and meta-analysis on the central neck dissection for papillary thyroid cancer …

… and some studies reported that central neck dissection may be … surgical complications after
central neck dissection using data … pattern in patients with or without central neck dissection. …

… Therefore, prophylactic central neck dissection (CND) in … Some surgeons use “pretracheal
central neck dissection” as … and inferior to the level of the thymus gland. Thus nearly 40% of …

… : Comparison of unilateral versus bilateral central neck dissection - ScienceDirect … the
optimal extent of prophylactic central neck dissection (pCND) in papillary thyroid carcinoma (PTC). …

… The results of this study suggest that prophylactic central neck dissection should be reserved
for high-risk patients only. A wider use of immunocytochemical and genetic markers to …

… Papillary thyroid carcinoma (… central neck dissection in clinically node-positive PTC patients
[10,11,12]. However, it remains controversial whether prophylactic central neck dissection (…

… TT + pCCND in clinically node-negative papillary thyroid cancer will detect occult lymph …
statement on the terminology and classification of central neck dissection for thyroid cancer. …