Background: Thyroid nodules are a common clinical problem, and differentiated thyroid
cancer is becoming increasingly prevalent. Since the American Thyroid Association's …

Background: Ultrasound and prophylactic dissections have facilitated identification of small-
volume cervical lymph node (LN) metastases in patients with papillary thyroid carcinoma …

Population-based studies have demonstrated that an increasing number of incidental
thyroid nodules are being identified. The corresponding increase in thyroid-based …

In many parts of the world, incidence of papillary thyroid cancer is increasing faster than any
other malignancy. Most papillary thyroid cancers that are diagnosed are small and are …

Background Prophylactic central neck dissection (CND) for papillary thyroid cancer (PTC)
remains controversial. The aim of this study was to examine whether prophylactic CND for …

Introduction Over the past years, the incidence of thyroid cancer has surged not only in
Germany but also in other countries of the Western hemisphere. This surge was first and …

Background: Radioiodine remnant ablation (RRA) has traditionally been one of the
cornerstones of differentiated thyroid cancer (DTC) treatment. The decision to use RRA in …

BACKGROUND: The role of routine central lymph node dissection (CLND) for papillary
thyroid cancer (PTC) remains controversial. The aim of this study was to evaluate the impact …

Background: Prophylactic central neck dissection (pCND) at the time of total thyroidectomy
(TT) remains controversial in clinically node-negative (cN0) papillary thyroid carcinoma …

Background Central neck dissection and total thyroidectomy are standard treatments for
patients with papillary thyroid carcinoma (PTC) with clinically involved central nodes …