Management and outcome of clinically evident neck recurrence in patients with papillary thyroid cancer

Summary Background The aim of this study was to report our incidence of clinically evident neck recurrence, salvage neck management and subsequent outcomes in patients with papillary thyroid cancer. This is important to know so that patients with thyroid cancer can be properly counselled about the implications of recurrent disease and subsequent outcome. Methods An institutional database of 3664 patients with thyroid cancer operated between 1986...