Background The impact of occult lymph node metastasis on regional recurrence after
prophylactic central neck dissection for preoperative, nodal-negative papillary thyroid cancer …

Background Lymph node ratio (LNR) is an important prognosis factor in many solid cancers,
but there have been few reports of LNR in papillary thyroid carcinoma (PTC). This study …

Background Although papillary carcinoma usually shows mild characteristics, it
metastasizes and shows recurrence to the lymph node in high incidences. Of the two …

Background Although subclinical cervical lymph node (LN) metastases in papillary thyroid
carcinoma (PTC) are common, the efficacy of prophylactic central LN dissection (CLND) is …

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 …

Objective: Many patients undergoing thyroidectomy for papillary thyroid carcinoma (PTC)
have subclinical nodal disease at the time of surgery. Prophylactic bilateral central neck …

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 …

Purpose The aim of this study was to examine risk factors for nodal recurrence in the lateral
neck (NRLN) in patients with papillary thyroid cancer (PTC) who underwent total …

Background Although the role of prophylactic central neck lymph node dissection (CNLD) in
the treatment of papillary thyroid carcinoma (PTC) is controversial, many surgeons perform …

Background: Prophylactic central neck dissection (PCND) for papillary thyroid cancer (PTC)
is controversial. Recent publications suggest that the number and size of nodes and the …