Background Papillary thyroid carcinoma has excellent survival, yet recurrence remains a
challenge. We sought to determine the proportion of reoperations performed for persistent …

Purpose To investigate the factors associated with a favorable prognosis after reoperation
for local recurrent papillary thyroid carcinoma (PTC), we reviewed 45 patients who …

Background Papillary thyroid carcinoma (PTC) is generally an indolent tumor indicative of
favorable prognosis. However, post-treatment recurrences may be problematic, and …

Background: Despite improvements in the surgical and medical treatment of papillary thyroid
carcinoma (PTC), subsets of patients suffer from structural recurrence after initial treatment …

Background Intense postoperative monitoring has resulted in increasing detection of
patients with recurrent papillary thyroid cancer (PTC). Our goals included quantifying …

BACKGROUND: Cervical recurrence occurs in up to 25% of patients with papillary thyroid
carcinoma (PTC) due either to the aggressive biology of PTC or to inadequate treatment …

Background The influence of lymph node recurrences of papillary thyroid carcinoma (PTC)
on overall prognosis is uncertain. We performed a population-based, longitudinal analysis to …

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 Although recurrence and death can occur in patients with papillary thyroid
cancer (PTC) several years after being diagnosed, the necessary duration of follow-up for …

Context: The primary treatment of locoregionally recurrent/persistent papillary thyroid cancer
(PTC) is surgical removal by reoperation. However, there had been only limited number of …