The Role of Prophylactic Central Compartment Neck Dissection in the Management of 2 to 4 Cm Papillary Thyroid Carcinoma

Launched by LEONARDO ROSSI · Mar 20, 2025

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Eligibility criteria

• Inclusion Criteria:
• • 1. PTC documented by fine needle aspiration cytology (FNAC) (TIR 4 or TIR 5 according to the Italian consensus for the classification and reporting of thyroid cytology \[15\]);
• • 2. no pre-operative evidence of lymph node metastases (cN0) at palpation and neck ultrasound (US);
• • 3. no clinical evidence of distant metastasis at diagnosis;
• • 4. age ≥ 18 years.
• Exclusion Criteria:
• • 1. histotypes other than PTC;
• • 2. evidence of lymph node metastases during surgery even if not previously diagnosed;
• • 3. presence of distant metastasis.