Significance of Prophylactic Paratracheal Lymphnode Dissection in A Case of Retrosternal Goitre: A Case Report

An elective or a prophylactic lymph node dissection is the removal of the lymph nodes that are normal on physical examination and on radiographic imaging. This type of dissection is not based on the visible disease in the targeted nodal basins, but on the potential of a radiographically occult t...

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Main Authors: Kathir Chandramouleeswari, Shivali Budhiraja, Anita Suryanarayan, Jagdeesh Chandra Bose
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: JCDR Research and Publications Private Limited 2013-07-01
Series:Journal of Clinical and Diagnostic Research
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Online Access:https://jcdr.net/articles/PDF/3160/43%20-%205261_PF1(M)_E(C)_F(T)_PF1(PUH)_PFA(H)_PFA2(H)_H_PF3(PM)_u.pdf