ROLE OF PROPHYLACTIC CENTRAL COMPARTMENT LYMPH NODE DISSECTION ON THE OUTCOME OF PATIENTS WITH PAPILLARY THYROID CARCINOMA AND SYNCHRONOUS IPSILATERAL CERVICAL LYMPH NODE METASTASES

ABSTRACT Objective: Prophylactic central compartment lymph node dissection (pCCND) results in a higher percentage of surgical-related complications. To date, no evidence of the impact of pCCND on t...