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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Format: | Article |
Language: | English |
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MDPI AG
2020-06-01
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Series: | Cancers |
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Online Access: | https://www.mdpi.com/2072-6694/12/6/1658 |