Radiation exposure is the only well-established risk factor for follicular cell-derived thyroid
carcinoma. To compare the clinical characteristics and outcome of thyroid carcinoma in …

Follicular neoplasms of the thyroid present a therapeutic challenge. Initial limited
thyroidectomy may result in some patients requiring completion thyroidectomy for …

Purpose/Objective (s): Approximately 25,000 people are diagnosed with thyroid cancer
annually in the United States, and 90% of them are of the papillary or follicular type. The …

Background: Whether thyroid cancer is more aggressive in radiation-exposed patients is not
resolved. The frequency of aggressive features in post-Chernobyl patients suggests this may …

Context Risk factors for radioactive iodine (RAI)-refractory disease in follicular (FTC) and
oncocytic thyroid carcinoma (OTC) are unknown. Objective The aim of this study is to identify …

Objective: To determine the temporal sequence for developing benign and malignant thyroid
neoplasms after radiation. Summary Background Data: Therapeutic radiation is associated …

Background: Radiation exposure is a well-known risk factor for well-differentiated thyroid
cancer (WDTC). However, gender disparity in disease characteristics is not completely …

Background: Treatment of differentiated thyroid cancer has been studied for many years, but
the benefits of extensive initial thyroid surgery and the addition of radioiodine therapy or …

Background: Radiation exposure, especially in childhood, is known to increase the risk for
the development of thyroid cancer. However, the prognosis of patients with thyroid cancer …

Objective To determine whether previous radiation exposure to the head and neck is related
to less favorable pathologic and clinical outcome in patients after surgical management of …