title: Prophylactic central compartment dissection in thyroid cancer: a new avenue of debate.
authors: Cornell University Medical College and the Head and Neck Service, Memorial Sloan-Kettering Cancer Center, New York, NY 10021, USA. shahaa@mskcc.org
authors: Ashok R
authors: AR
authors: Shaha
mesh_terms: D006801:Humans; D008197:Lymph Node Excision; D008207:Lymphatic Metastasis / Q000175:diagnosis; D009364:Neoplasm Recurrence, Local; D011379:Prognosis; D013964:Thyroid Neoplasms / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging / Q000601:surgery*; D013965:Thyroidectomy / Q000009:adverse effects / Q000379:methods*; D014463:Ultrasonography