Thyroidectomy and Lymph Node Dissection in Papillary Thyroid Carcinoma
Figure 2
(a) Lymph node (LN) recurrence rates for patients with tumors 3 cm or larger and those with tumors less than 3 cm who underwent central and prophylactic lateral node dissection. (b) Lymph node (LN) recurrence rates for patients with and without significant extrathyroid extension who underwent central and prophylactic lateral node dissection.
