Lymphadenectomy in well differentiated thyroid carcinoma.
In this review, the authors analyze, in relation to the data collected in other literature, the indications and the type of surgical procedure to perform on the neck lymph nodes in cases of differentiated thyroid carcinoma. The authors stress the fact that the surgical procedure must be determined according to the stage in which the diagnosis and prognostic factors are formed and in relation to the natural history of these tumors.
Department of Surgery and Anatomy Discipline, University of Palermo, Italy.
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D006801:Humans; D008197:Lymph Node Excision / Q000379:methods; D011379:Prognosis; D021701:Sentinel Lymph Node Biopsy; D013964:Thyroid Neoplasms / Q000473:pathology* / Q000601:surgery*