RT Journal
A1 BLOCK MA, MILLER J, BRUSH BE
T1 PLace of radical neck surgery in thyroid carcinoma
JF A.M.A. Archives of Surgery
JO A.M.A. Archives of Surgery
YR 1959
FD May 1
VO 78
IS 5
SP 706
OP 715
DO 10.1001/archsurg.1959.04320050038006
UL http://dx.doi.org/10.1001/archsurg.1959.04320050038006
AB When the diagnosis of carcinoma of the thyroid gland is established, the decision must be made whether or not to perform a neck dissection. Although our experience does not justify a final answer with respect to this question, we believe it does indicate the necessity for a radical neck dissection for patients with evidence of cervical lymph node metastases from an operable carcinoma of the thyroid. The data do not indicate the absolute necessity for an immediate neck dissection for patients without cervical lymphadenopathy in whom thyroid carcinoma is present. However, we do believe that a modified neck dissection is justified in many of these patients.Materials 
    The microscopic diagnosis of carcinoma of the thyroid has been made on 132 cases occurring through 1957 at the Henry Ford Hospital. The first patient was seen in 1924. Of the total of 132 patients, a neck dissection was performed on a total