INTRODUCTION: Papillary thyroid carcinoma is the most common type of thyroid cancer
worldwide. While total thyroidectomy is widely considered the standard surgical approach …

Objective To compare the 20-year cost-effectiveness of initial hemithyroidectomy vs total
thyroidectomy in the management of small papillary thyroid cancer in the low-risk patient …

Purpose This retrospective study analyzes the predictive factors after curative surgery for
papillary thyroid carcinoma (PTC). Methods We analyzed 386 patients who underwent a …

Background We previously showed that preoperative and intraoperative evaluations of
papillary thyroid carcinoma (PTC) are important for predicting a patient's prognosis, and we …

Increasingly sensitive diagnostic methods, better understanding of molecular
pathophysiology, and well-conducted prospective studies have changed the current …

Background. In the treatment of differentiated thyroid cancer (DTC), in absence of enlarged
lymph nodes, the role of routine central lymph node dissection (RCLD) remains …

Background Papillary thyroid carcinoma (PTC) does recur, despite its favorable long-term
outcome. The incidence of thyroid cancer in South Korea increased during the 1990s, then …

Background The extent of surgery for low-risk papillary thyroid cancer (PTC) has been the
subject of debate among experts for decades. Objective In this paper, we aimed to …

Between 1954 and 1993 503 patients with papillary carcinoma of the thyroid were treated at
the Department of Otolaryngology–Head and Neck Surgery of the Beilinson Medical Center …

Opinion statement Papillary thyroid cancer (PTC) has an excellent prognosis, yet lymph
node metastases are common. Most authors agree that central and/or lateral lymph node …