Is total thyroidectomy with bilateral central neck dissection the only surgery for papillary thyroid carcinoma patients with clinically involved central nodes?
Abstract Background In clinical practice, we often observed that patients who underwent total thyroidectomy due to clinically involved nodal disease (cN1a) actually had less extensive CLNM on final pathology. This study investigates whether total thyroidectomy and therapeutic bilateral CND are neces...
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| Format: | Article |
| Language: | English |
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BMC
2022-06-01
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| Series: | BMC Surgery |
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| Online Access: | https://doi.org/10.1186/s12893-022-01699-5 |