The Benefits and Risks of Prophylactic Central Neck Dissection for Papillary Thyroid Carcinoma: Prospective Cohort Study

Table 3

Characteristics of the patients with recurrence.

Number	Group	pT	RAI	Recurrence-free; duration (months)	Recurrence site	Reoperation	Number of nodes; at reoperation	Number of; positive nodes
1	TT	2	150	12	Neck	CND + MRND	14	3
2	TT	1	30	13	Neck	SND	8	1
3	TT	1	30	16	Tumor bed	CND	6	1
4	TT	1	30	13	Tumor bed, neck	CND + MRND	26	4
5	TT plus CND	1	30	12	Neck	SND	11	2
6	TT plus CND	2	150	8	Tumor bed, neck	CND + MRND	19	3
7	TT plus CND	1	100	17	Tumor bed, neck	CND + MRND	37	5
8	TT plus CND	3	150	16	Tumor bed, neck	CND + LND	13	3
9	TT plus CND	3	150	32	Neck	LND	17	2