2024
DOI: 10.21203/rs.3.rs-4870592/v1
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The Necessity of Prophylactic Central Lymph Node Dissection in Clinically N0 Papillary Thyroid Carcinoma: Perspective from the Endemic Region

Tuğba Matlım Özel,
Yiğit Soytaş,
Sezer Akbulut
et al.

Abstract: Background: Prophylactic central lymph node dissection (pCND) in papillary thyroid carcinoma (PTC) is still a matter of debate. Therefore, we aimed to identify the factors affecting central lymph node metastasis (CLNM) in patients with clinically node-negative (cN0) PTC. Methods: This retrospective study included 248 patients with cN0 PTC who underwent total thyroidectomy (TT) or TT+pCND. Clinicopathological associations among CLNMs, complication rates and the effect of pCND on staging were assessed. Risk fact… Show more

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