Objectives: The utility of prophylactic central neck dissection (pCND) for papillary thyroid
carcinoma (PTC) is still controversial. Although the procedure may reduce locoregional …

Objectives. This study evaluated the benefits of performing prophylactic central neck
dissection (CND) with total thyroidectomy (TT) in management of papillary thyroid carcinoma …

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 …

Background The benefits of prophylactic central neck dissection (pCND) remain
controversial in clinically node-negative (cN0) papillary thyroid carcinoma (PTC). The …

Background The effectiveness of prophylactic central neck dissection (pCND) in the
treatment of patients with papillary thyroid carcinoma (PTC) to prevent local recurrence is …

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 …

Aims: The role of prophylactic central neck dissection (CND) in the management of papillary
thyroid carcinoma (PTC) is controversial. This study reports outcomes of an observational …

Purpose The need of prophylactic central neck dissection (PCND) in patients with papillary
thyroid carcinoma (PTC) is still controversial. The major restriction of PCND is the potential …

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 Prophylactic neck dissection (PND) for papillary thyroid cancer is controversial.
The objective of this study was to analyze the influence of PND on the rate of retreatment …