Prophylactic Central Lymph Node Dissection Improves Disease-Free Survival in Patients with Intermediate and High Risk Differentiated Thyroid Carcinoma: A Retrospective Analysis on 399 Patients

Prophylactic Central Lymph Node Dissection Improves Disease-Free Survival in Patients with Intermediate and High Risk Differentiated Thyroid Carcinoma: A Retrospective Analysis on 399 Patients

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 outcome of our study was to assess whether pCLND is effective in reducing the incidence of recurrent disease, and the seco...

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Main Authors: Fabio Medas, Gian Luigi Canu, Federico Cappellacci, Giacomo Anedda, Giovanni Conzo, Enrico Erdas, Pietro Giorgio Calò
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: MDPI AG 2020-06-01
Series:Cancers
Subjects:
thyroid carcinoma
prophylactic central lymph node dissection
lymph node metastases
Online Access:https://www.mdpi.com/2072-6694/12/6/1658

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