Is prophylactic central neck dissection necessary for cN0 differentiated thyroid cancer patients at initial treatment? A meta-analysis of the literature.

Although there was variability in the rate of recurrence among the individual series, there was a significant trend toward less recurrence in the central compartment in patients who underwent TT plus pCND compared to those who had TT only (1.0% vs 3.6%, p < 0.01).

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