Background Low-risk differentiated thyroid cancers may, according to the American Thyroid
Association (ATA) 2015 guidelines, be managed initially with lobectomy. However, definitive …

Background Lobectomy is not advocated for papillary thyroid carcinoma (PTC) with high-risk
features, although there is no high-level evidence showing that this is an inferior strategy …

Objective To ascertain whether modified radical neck dissection offers a survival advantage
for some subsets of patients with papillary cancer of the thyroid. Design A retrospective …

The natural history of papillary thyroid cancer (PTC) is such that many patients reach normal
life expectancy after total thyroidectomy and radioiodine therapy (1). Still, a large number of …

Background Cervical lymph node metastases in papillary thyroid cancer are common.
Although central neck dissection is indicated in clinically nodal-positive disease, it remains …

Simple Summary Thyroid cancer incidence is increasing, with overdiagnosis being the
major driver of the thyroid cancer “epidemic”. Papillary thyroid carcinoma, usually with …

Multiple prognostic factors for outcome in papillary thyroid carcinoma are identified. For a
cohort of 1500 consecutive patients followed an average of 16 years, survival rates for tumor …

Introduction Papillary thyroid cancer (PTC) is the most common form of thyroid cancer.
Although the survival rate is excellent, recurrence is as high as 20%. The mainstay of …

DIFFERENTIATED thyroid carcinoma (papillary and follicular) is usually an indolent cancer,
but it may be aggressive, especially in patients more than 50 yr old. In those with more …

Abstract Background The 2015 American Thyroid Association (ATA) guidelines called for
consideration of thyroid lobectomy (TL) as an acceptable surgical treatment for small and …