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Pattern of lateral neck metastases in N0 papillary thyroid carcinoma

BACKGROUND: Indication and extent of lateral prophylactic neck dissection (PLND) in papillary thyroid carcinoma (PTC) is very controversial. METHODS: We retrospectively analysed 131 patients who underwent thyroidectomy and prophylactic lateral neck dissection from level II to V for PTC. RESULTS: 140...

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Autores principales: Patron, Vincent, Bedfert, Cécile, Le Clech, Guy, Aubry, Karine, Jegoux, Franck
Formato: Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: BioMed Central 2011
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Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC3023783/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/21223538
http://dx.doi.org/10.1186/1471-2407-11-8