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CONCLUSION
Management of neck node metastasis in thyroid cancer is quite controversial and depends on the individual
practice of the surgeon and the institution. Even though nodal metastasis has minimal impact on the long-
term outcome, certain features of nodal metastasis are important, such as the size of the nodal metastasis,
number of positive nodes, and lymph node ratio. It is very important to avoid complications during
appropriate neck dissection.

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