Background The effectiveness of prophylactic central neck dissection (pCND) following total
thyroidectomy (TT) in patients with clinical node-negative (cN0) papillary thyroid carcinoma …

Objective This meta-analysis was performed to evaluate the effectiveness and safety of
prophylactic central neck dissection (PCND) in patients with clinically node-negative (cN0) …

Background Medullary thyroid carcinoma is a neuroendocrine tumor belonging form a
malignant growth of the thyroid parafollicular C-cells, representing from 1 to 10% of all …

Background Prophylactic central neck lymph-nodes dissection is still a topic of major debate
in Literature. There is a lack of randomized controlled trials proving advantages in its …

Objectives To develop a nomogram based on postoperative clinical and ultrasound findings
to quantify the probability of central compartment lymph node metastases (CLNM). Methods …

Purpose: This study aimed to establish and validate an ultrasound radiomics nomogram for
the preoperative prediction of central lymph node (LN) metastasis in patients with papillary …

Background Central lymph node metastasis (CLNM) is common in papillary thyroid
carcinoma (PTC). LNM is related to local recurrence and adverse prognosis. The extent of …

Methods We reviewed the current literature available on MEDLINE database, concerning
the swallowing disorders appearing after the thyroidectomy. The articles included in the …

Background: It is necessary to identify patients at risk of developing lymph node metastasis
prior to papillary thyroid carcinoma (PTC) surgery. This can be challenging due to limiting …

Background Preoperative diagnosis of central lymph node metastasis (CLNM) poses to be a
challenge in clinical node-negative papillary thyroid microcarcinoma (PTMC). This research …