Outcome of Cervical Lymph Nodes Dissection for Thyroid Cancer with Nodal Metastases: A Southeast Asian 3-Year Experience.

Conclusion: High recurrence and reoperative rates were observed in our centre. While the routine prophylactic LND remains controversial, high risk patients may be considered for prophylactic LND. The long-term risk and benefit of prophylactic LND with individualised patient selection in the local setting deserve further studies. PMID: 30941211 [PubMed - in process]
Source: International Journal of Surgical Oncology - Category: Surgery Tags: Int J Surg Oncol Source Type: research