Journal article
A Meta-analysis of the Effect of Prophylactic Central Compartment Neck Dissection on Locoregional Recurrence Rates in Patients with Papillary Thyroid Cancer
Abstract
BackgroundIt is not known whether prophylactic central compartment neck dissection (pCCND) in conjunction with total thyroidectomy decreases rates of locoregional recurrence in patients with papillary thyroid cancer (PTC).MethodsA meta-analysis was performed of reported recurrence rates of clinically node-negative PTC in patients treated with total thyroidectomy (TT) alone, or TT and pCCND. The primary outcome was locoregional recurrence of …
Authors
Wang TS; Cheung K; Farrokhyar F; Roman SA; Sosa JA
Journal
Annals of Surgical Oncology, Vol. 20, No. 11, pp. 3477–3483
Publisher
Springer Nature
Publication Date
October 2013
DOI
10.1245/s10434-013-3125-0
ISSN
1068-9265