title: Prophylactic neck dissection in papillary thyroid cancer: when is it necessary?
authors.affiliation: Louisiana State University Health Sciences Center-Shreveport, Department of Otolaryngology/Head and Neck Surgery, Shreveport, Louisiana, U.S.A.
authors.forename: Vikas
authors.initials: V
authors.lastname: Mehta
authors.forename: Cherie-Ann
authors.initials: CA
authors.lastname: Nathan
mesh_terms: D002291:Carcinoma, Papillary / Q000473:pathology / Q000601:surgery*; D006801:Humans; D016015:Logistic Models; D008207:Lymphatic Metastasis; D037981:Neck Dissection; D018570:Risk Assessment; D013964:Thyroid Neoplasms / Q000473:pathology / Q000601:surgery*