Papillary cancer nodal surgery and the advisability of prophylactic central neck dissection: primum, non nocere.
Department of Otology and Laryngology, Massachusetts Eye and Ear Infirmary, Harvard Medical School, Boston, MA 02114, USA. gregory_randolph@meei.harvard.edu
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D002291:Carcinoma, Papillary / Q000097:blood / Q000453:epidemiology / Q000401:mortality / Q000473:pathology / Q000601:surgery*; D006801:Humans; D008197:Lymph Node Excision / Q000379:methods / Q000592:standards; D008207:Lymphatic Metastasis / Q000473:pathology; D009017:Morbidity; D009333:Neck / Q000473:pathology; D037981:Neck Dissection / Q000009:adverse effects / Q000379:methods / Q000592:standards; D009364:Neoplasm Recurrence, Local / Q000453:epidemiology / Q000473:pathology; D017410:Practice Guidelines as Topic; D011379:Prognosis; D015996:Survival Rate; D013954:Thyroglobulin / Q000097:blood
D013954:Thyroglobulin