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

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ENDOCRINOLOGY VOLUME 81 SUPPLEMENT 1 JULY 2014 THE CLINICAL JOURNAL OF …

Backgrounds The aim of this study is to investigate the risk factors for the cervical lymph
node metastasis in papillary thyroid carcinoma (PTC). Methods The clinicopathological data …

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

Background Central lymph node metastasis (CLNM) is common in papillary thyroid
carcinoma (PTC). Prophylactic central lymph node dissection (PCLND) for patients with …

Background It is not known whether prophylactic central compartment neck dissection
(pCCND) in conjunction with total thyroidectomy decreases rates of locoregional recurrence …

Background There remains still no clear answer as to whether or not prophylactic central
compartment neck dissection (pCCND) is indicated for the treatment of patients with …

Objectives To screen out the predictors of central cervical lymph node metastasis (CLNM) for
papillary thyroid carcinoma (PTC) and establish a prediction model to guide the operation of …