Background Papillary thyroid cancer (PTC) is a common endocrine cancer and commonly
presents with lymph node (LN) metastases. The role of surgical removal of the central …

Background The primary purposes of this interdisciplinary consensus statement were to
review the relevant indications for central neck dissection (CND) in patients with papillary …

BACKGROUND: Prophylactic central lymph node dissection with total thyroidectomy (TT) for
the treatment of papillary thyroid cancer (PTC) is controversial because of the possibility of …

Background and Objectives: The purpose of this study was to retrospectively analyze the
features of patients with papillary thyroid carcinoma (PTC) presenting with neck lymph node …

Background The American Thyroid Association recently changed its management
guidelines for papillary thyroid cancer (PTC) to include routine central neck lymph node …

Background Tumor multifocality is frequently observed in papillary thyroid carcinoma (PTC),
but its prognostic value is controversial. We investigated the prognostic significance of …

Background Multicentric papillary thyroid carcinoma (PTC) is not unusual in patients with
PTC. However, its clinical features concerning cancer recurrence and mortality are not well …

Background Central compartment lymph node dissection is a common adjunct to
thyroidectomy in the treatment of papillary thyroid cancer. The indications, surgical …

Background Prophylactic central neck dissection (CND) remains controversial in papillary
thyroid carcinoma (PTC). Because postsurgical stimulated thyroglobulin (sTg) level is a …

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 …