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

Thyroidectomy is a largely performed intervention and its rate has sharply increased. The
most feared postoperative complication is the recurrent laryngeal nerve paralysis, which is …

Abstract Background Early Hypocalcemia is the most frequent complication after thyroid
surgery. Several studies have tried to identify factors (patient caracteristics or surgical …

Introduction: Papillary thyroid microcarcinoma (PTMC) is defined as a tumor with a larger
diameter≤ 1 cm and is considered having an indolent course and an excellent prognosis …

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 …

Background Papillary thyroid micro-carcinoma (PTMC) is defined as a tumor with a larger
diameter≤ 1 cm which has an indolent course and satisfying prognosis. However, the …

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) …

Differentiated thyroid carcinoma (DTC) is usually associated with a favorable prognosis.
Nevertheless, up to 30% of patients present a local or distant recurrence. The aim of this …

The role of prophylactic central lymph node dissection (pCLND) in the treatment of
differentiated thyroid cancer (DTC) is controversial and still a matter of debate. The primary …

Carcinomas of the thyroid gland are some of the most common malignancies of the
endocrine system. The causes of tumor transformation are genetic changes in genes …