title: What is the appropriate extent of lateral neck dissection in the treatment of metastatic well-differentiated thyroid carcinoma?
authors.affiliation: Department of Otolaryngology-Head and Neck Surgery, Tulane University School of Medicine, New Orleans, LA, USA. chasney@tulane.edu
authors.forename: Christian P
authors.initials: CP
authors.lastname: Hasney
authors.forename: Ronald G
authors.initials: RG
authors.lastname: Amedee
mesh_terms: D019317:Evidence-Based Medicine; D006801:Humans; D008197:Lymph Node Excision / Q000379:methods*; D008198:Lymph Nodes / Q000473:pathology; D008207:Lymphatic Metastasis / Q000473:pathology; D037981:Neck Dissection / Q000379:methods*; D009364:Neoplasm Recurrence, Local / Q000473:pathology / Q000601:surgery; D009367:Neoplasm Staging; D011379:Prognosis; D013964:Thyroid Neoplasms / Q000473:pathology / Q000601:surgery*