Lymph nodes (LNs) are important hubs for metastatic cell arrest and growth, immune
modulation, and secondary dissemination to distant sites through a series of mechanisms …

Differentiated thyroid cancer (DTC) is the most common form of thyroid cancer. A
conventional open thyroidectomy is the standard surgical procedure since 1906, developed …

Background The efficacy of prophylactic central compartment lymph node dissection for
papillary thyroid carcinoma remains controversial. We performed a randomized controlled …

Background To evaluate the relationship between lymph node yield (LNY) from the initial
central neck dissection (CND) and the risk of recurrence in patients undergoing reoperative …

Background The presence of cervical lymph node (LN) metastases (LNMs) affects clinical
staging and prognosis of thyroid cancer, but the role of conventional B-mode US is limited …

Simple Summary The aim of this study was to collate the achievements to date in the field of
the treatment and prevention of complications during thyroidectomy, with a particular focus …

There has been a strong impetus for the development of remote access approaches to the
central neck. The primary motivation for this has been to alleviate the negative impact that …

A task force of the United Italian society of Endocrine Surgery (SIUEC) was commissioned to
review the position statement on diagnostic, therapeutic and health‑care management …

Objective To investigate whether intraoperative neuromonitoring (IONM) has a significant
advantage in reducing the incidence of recurrent laryngeal nerve (RLN) injury. Methods …

Simple Summary Papillary thyroid cancer is treated mainly by thyroidectomy surgery. The
surrounding lymph nodes are not usually resected unless it is known before surgery that …