Can intraoperative frozen section influence the extension of central neck dissection in cN0 papillary thyroid carcinoma?

M Raffaelli, C De Crea, L Sessa, P Giustacchini… - … archives of surgery, 2013 - Springer
Purpose Ipsilateral central compartment node dissection has been proposed to reduce the
morbidity of prophylactic bilateral central compartment node dissection in papillary thyroid …

Ipsilateral central neck dissection plus frozen section examination versus prophylactic bilateral central neck dissection in cN0 papillary thyroid carcinoma

M Raffaelli, C De Crea, L Sessa, G Fadda… - Annals of Surgical …, 2015 - Springer
Background Ipsilateral central compartment node dissection (IpsiCCD) can reduce the
morbidity of prophylactic bilateral central compartment node dissection (BilCCD) in papillary …

Performing contralateral central lymph node dissection in papillary thyroid carcinoma: a decision approach

BJ Chae, CK Jung, DJ Lim, BJ Song, JS Kim, SS Jung… - Thyroid, 2011 - liebertpub.com
Background: Substantial controversy exists over the role of prophylactic neck dissection for
patients with papillary thyroid carcinoma (PTC). We hypothesized that a therapeutic strategy …

Observation of clinically negative central compartment lymph nodes in papillary thyroid carcinoma

IJ Nixon, I Ganly, SG Patel, LG Morris, FL Palmer… - Surgery, 2013 - Elsevier
Background The role of prophylactic central neck dissection in the management of papillary
thyroid cancer (PTC) is controversial. We report our experience of an observational …

Is a prophylactic central compartment neck dissection required in papillary thyroid carcinoma patients with clinically involved lateral compartment lymph nodes?

V Harries, M McGill, LY Wang, RM Tuttle… - Annals of surgical …, 2021 - Springer
Abstract Background The 2015 American Thyroid Association guidelines state that a
prophylactic central compartment neck dissection (PCND) should be considered for patients …

A prospective randomized controlled trial to assess the efficacy and safety of prophylactic central compartment lymph node dissection in papillary thyroid carcinoma

J Ahn, JH Kwak, SG Yoon, JW Yi, HW Yu, H Kwon… - Surgery, 2022 - Elsevier
Background The efficacy of prophylactic central compartment lymph node dissection for
papillary thyroid carcinoma remains controversial. We performed a randomized controlled …

Radio-guided selective compartment neck dissection improves staging in papillary thyroid carcinoma: a prospective study on 345 patients with a 3-year follow-up

P Carcoforo, M Portinari, L Feggi, S Panareo… - Surgery, 2014 - Elsevier
Background Prospective uncontrolled study to investigate in papillary thyroid carcinoma
(PTC) patients:(1) Distribution of lymph node metastases within the neck compartments,(2) …

[HTML][HTML] Frozen section analysis of central lymph nodes in papillary thyroid cancer: The significance in determining the extent of surgery

MJ Kim, HJ Kim, CS Park, BW Kim - Gland Surgery, 2022 - ncbi.nlm.nih.gov
Background The indolent feature of papillary thyroid cancer (PTC) has recently led to an
increase in less aggressive treatment options instead of total thyroidectomy (TT). We aimed …

Central neck lymph node dissection for papillary thyroid cancer: the reliability of surgeon judgment in predicting which patients will benefit

WT Shen, L Ogawa, D Ruan, I Suh, QY Duh, OH Clark - Surgery, 2010 - Elsevier
BACKGROUND: The role of routine prophylactic central-neck lymph node dissection
(CLND) for papillary thyroid cancer (PTC) remains controversial. We perform CLND for PTC …

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 …