Objective: The aim of this prospective randomized-controlled trial was to evaluate the
risks/benefits of prophylactic central neck dissection (pCND) in patients with clinically node …

Opinion statement Papillary thyroid cancer (PTC) has an excellent prognosis, yet lymph
node metastases are common. Most authors agree that central and/or lateral lymph node …

Background Central neck dissection (CND) remains a controversial intervention for papillary
thyroid carcinoma (PTC) patients with clinically negative nodes (cN0) in the central …

Aim Papillary thyroid carcinoma (PTC) is the most common thyroid malignancy. Despite its
extremely favorable prognosis, cervical lymph node metastases are a common feature of …

BACKGROUND: Routine central lymph node dissection (CLND) for papillary thyroid cancer
(PTC) at the time of initial thyroidectomy has been advocated with a demonstrated decrease …

Background In patients with papillary thyroid carcinoma (PTC), the appropriate extent of
lymph node dissection has not yet been established due to lack of accurate patterns of …

Objectives: The utility of prophylactic central neck dissection (pCND) for papillary thyroid
carcinoma (PTC) is still controversial. Although the procedure may reduce locoregional …

Papillary thyroid cancer (PTC) is the most common thyroid malignancy, and cervical nodal
metastases are frequent at presentation. The most common site for nodal metastases from …

Background Papillary thyroid carcinoma (PTC) is associated with a high incidence of
regional node metastasis, but the patterns of lateral neck node metastasis (LNM) vary …

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 …