Background The prognosis of patients with papillary thyroid carcinoma (PTC) is usually
favorable; however, a subset of patients can develop local recurrence or distant metastases …

THE CONTROVERSY Despite nearly exhaustive debate over the last several decades, the
ideal extent of surgery for low-risk, small, intrathyroidal, well-differentiated papillary thyroid …

Papillary thyroid carcinoma (PTC) is the most common kind of thyroid cancer. Approximately
20,000 new cases are diagnosed annually in the United States, according to the American …

Background: The extent of surgery for papillary thyroid cancers (PTC) remains controversial.
Consensus guidelines have recommended total thyroidectomy for PTC≥ 1 cm; however, no …

Background: Our understanding of the natural history of differentiated thyroid carcinoma has
improved with the definition of prognostic factors. These prognostic factors have helped us …

Introduction Papillary thyroid carcinoma (PTC) generally shows an excellent prognosis
except in cases with aggressive backgrounds or clinicopathological features. Although the …

Background: This systematic review and meta-analysis collected data for evaluating the
effect of surgical extent on overall survival (OS) and recurrence-free survival (RFS) in …

Papillary thyroid carcinoma (PTC) accounts for over 90% of all thyroid cancers in Japan. The
majority of patients with PTC are categorized into a low-risk group according to the recent …

Background: Current guidelines allow lobectomy as treatment for 1–4 cm papillary thyroid
carcinomas (PTCs), as previous studies reported no clear survival advantages for total …

Out of 677 patients, who underwent surgery for papillary thyroid carcinoma between'67-'95,
we selected for survival uni and multivariate analysis 463 patients with over 5 years of …