Prophylactic central lymph nodes dissection (VI level) in papillary thyroid cancer

Metastatic involvement of central lymph nodes in patients with papillary thyroid cancer (PTC) is very common. However, prophylactic central lymph nodes dissection additionally to thyroidectomy does not significantly affect disease-free and overall survival of PTC patients. Meanwhile its routine conduction is tangibly increase postsurgical complications. From efficacy/safety point of view prophylactic central lymph nodes dissection couldn't be recommended as substantiated in all PTC patients