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Annals of Surgical Oncology
Published in: Annals of Surgical Oncology 3/2017

01-12-2017 | Head and Neck Oncology

In Reply: Prophylactic “First-Step” Central Neck Dissection (Level 6) Does not Increase Morbidity After (Total) Thyroidectomy

Authors: Andreas Selberherr, MD, Philipp Riss, MD, Christian Scheuba, MD, Bruno Niederle, MD

Published in: Annals of Surgical Oncology | Special Issue 3/2017

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Thank you for the letter by I.J. Nixon to our article.1 Some of his critical comments have to be clarified. …
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Metadata
Title
In Reply: Prophylactic “First-Step” Central Neck Dissection (Level 6) Does not Increase Morbidity After (Total) Thyroidectomy
Authors
Andreas Selberherr, MD
Philipp Riss, MD
Christian Scheuba, MD
Bruno Niederle, MD
Publication date
01-12-2017
Publisher
Springer International Publishing
Published in
Annals of Surgical Oncology / Issue Special Issue 3/2017
Print ISSN: 1068-9265
Electronic ISSN: 1534-4681
DOI
https://doi.org/10.1245/s10434-017-6153-3

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