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 …

After lateral lymph node dissection for metastatic thyroid cancer, dysfunction of lateral neck
nerves is fairly common. This observation underpins the importance of striking a balance …

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

Background Prophylactic central compartment neck dissection (pCCND) in addition to total
thyroidectomy (TT) includes removal of central compartment lymph nodes in the absence of …

Background Controversy exists in the management of patients with differentiated thyroid
cancer (DTC). The purpose of this study was to examine the effect of prophylactic central …

Background Cervical lymph node metastasis of papillary thyroid carcinoma (PTC) is
common. However, whether undergoing prophylactic central lymph node (CLN) dissection …

Aim Papillary thyroid carcinoma (PTC) is the most common thyroid malignancy. Despite its
extremely favorable prognosis, cervical lymph node metastases are a common feature of …

Background Preoperative ultrasonography (US) is recommended in all patients with
differentiated thyroid cancer (DTC) to evaluate for clinically occult metastatic …

Purpose Morbidity due to papillary thyroid carcinoma (PTC) is increased mostly due to
lymph node (LN) metastases, which lead to reoperations and complications associated with …

Prophylactic central neck dissection (pCND) for management of papillary thyroid carcinoma
(PTC) is controversial. Compared to many malignancies, PTC has a high overall survival but …