Papillary thyroid carcinoma (PTC) is the most common epithelial thyroid tumor and
comprises approximately 80% of all thyroid cancers. In this article, the authors discuss the …

INTRODUCTION: Papillary thyroid cancer (PTC) is the most common well–differentiated
cancer of the thyroid and is one of the fastest growing group of cancers probably because of …

The debate on the appropriate treatment of patients with papillary thyroid cancer (PTC) has
persisted for several decades. The main controversies focus on the extent of surgery, the …

Background In patients with papillary thyroid carcinoma (PTC), the role of total thyroidectomy
(TT) versus that of thyroid lobectomy (TL) has been controversial. Methods This retrospective …

Background Our original system for risk group classification for predicting cause-specific
death from papillary thyroid carcinoma (PTC) defined patients with distant metastasis and …

Hypothesis The prognosis of papillary thyroid carcinoma has been stratified into low-and
high-risk groups. Patients in the high-risk group can be substratified on the basis of …

Background The optimal extent of thyroidectomy for papillary thyroid cancer (PTC) is
controversial. Our objective was to evaluate the effect of total thyroidectomy or partial …

Opinion statement Papillary thyroid cancer (PTC), the most common thyroid malignancy, is
associated with an excellent prognosis. Overall survival is more than 90%. The first-line …

Objective: To examine the association between the extent of surgery and overall survival in
a large contemporary cohort of patients with papillary thyroid cancer (PTC). Background …

Objective: To evaluate the risk factors influencing the recurrence of papillary thyroid
carcinoma. Methods: This meta-analysis used MEDLINE (PubMed), EMBASE and CNKI …