title: The impact of nodal metastases on prognosis of well-differentiated thyroid cancer suggests the practice of prophylactic neck dissection.
authors.forename: Laura S
authors.initials: LS
authors.lastname: Ward
authors.forename: Suzikely L
authors.initials: SL
authors.lastname: Souza
authors.forename: Ligia V M
authors.initials: LV
authors.lastname: Assumpção
mesh_terms: D018263:Adenocarcinoma, Follicular / Q000556:secondary* / Q000601:surgery*; D002291:Carcinoma, Papillary / Q000556:secondary* / Q000601:surgery*; D005260:Female; D006258:Head and Neck Neoplasms / Q000556:secondary* / Q000601:surgery*; D006801:Humans; D008207:Lymphatic Metastasis; D008297:Male; D037981:Neck Dissection; D010818:Practice Patterns, Physicians'; D011379:Prognosis; D012189:Retrospective Studies; D013964:Thyroid Neoplasms / Q000473:pathology* / Q000601:surgery*