Consensus Statement on the Terminology and Classification of Central Neck Dissection for Thyroid Cancer

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Authors

Sally E. Carty

David S. Cooper · Johns Hopkins University

Gerard M. Doherty · University of Michigan–Ann Arbor

Quan‐Yang Duh

Richard T. Kloos · Diabetes Australia

Susan J. Mandel · University of Pennsylvania

Gregory W. Randolph · Massachusetts Eye and Ear Infirmary

Brendan C. Stack

Abstract

Central neck dissection at a minimum should consist of removal of the prelaryngeal, pretracheal, and paratracheal lymph nodes. The description of a central neck dissection should include both the indication (therapeutic vs. prophylactic/elective) and the extent of the dissection (unilateral or bilateral).

Topics & Keywords

Thyroid Cancer Diagnosis and Treatment Thyroid and Parathyroid Surgery Head and Neck Anomalies

UN Sustainable Development Goals

Good health and well-being

Publication Details

Published in: Thyroid

Volume 19, Issue 11, pp. 1153-1158

DOI: 10.1089/thy.2009.0159

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