This is a real-world medical entrance exam question, please give the true answer based on the question and selection. Topic name: Thyroid, Subject name: Surgery
Which of the following would be the best treatment for a 2 cm thyroid nodule in a 50-years old man with FNAC revealing it to be a papillary carcinoma? 
Select and explain. 
A. Hemithyroidectomy, B. Subtotal thyroidectomy with modified neck dissection, C. Total thyroidectomy + removal of enlarged central group of lymph node +- Ipsilateral modified radical neck dissection MRND (if any LN is positive), D. Hemithyroidectomy with modified neck dissection
C: Total thyroidectomy + removal of enlarged central group of lymph node +- Ipsilateral modified radical neck dissection MRND (if any LN is positive)
Answer: C: Total thyroidectomy + removal of enlarged central group of lymph node +- Ipsilateral modified radical neck dissection MRND (if any LN is positive) 
Explanation: Treatment- Total thyroidectomy + removal of enlarged central group of lymph node +- Ipsilateral modified radical neck dissection MRND (if any LN is positive)- Lymph nodes* IA - submental nodes* IB - Submandibular node* II - upper jugular node* III - Middle jugular nodes* IV - Lower jugular node* V - Posterior triangular nodes VI - Central /Anterior compamental nodes VII - Superior mediastinal nodes