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Is Routine Dissection of Level II-B and V-A Necessary in Patients with Papillary Thyroid Cancer Undergoing Lateral Neck Dissection for FNA-Confirmed Metastases in Other Levels
World Journal of Surgery, 06/11/09
Farrag T et al. - Cervical lateral neck metastases in PTC occur in a predictable pattern, with levels III, II-A, and IV most commonly involved. Patients with PTC who undergo lateral neck dissection for FNA-confirmed nodal metastases might harbor disease in level II-B, especially if level II-A is involved.
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