I greatly appreciate the opportunity to serve as the 31st President of the American
Association of Endocrine Surgeons. Our organization enjoys a rich tradition of academic …

Objective The goal of this article was to describe the optimal individualized surgical
management of patients with papillary thyroid cancer (PTC). Methods This summary reviews …

The surgical management of papillary thyroid carcinoma remains contentious and the
optimal surgical strategy has not been yet established. The extent of thyroid resection has …

Three hundred and sixty-eight surgically-treated papillary thyroid carcinomas were analysed
retrospectively to review the treatment of modalities and to make a study of indicators for …

Dr Otto et al have written a comprehensive review of the salient treatment concerns and
objectives in patients with small papillary carcinomas. There are several terms relating to …

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 …

Opinion statement Papillary thyroid cancer is the most common neoplasm of the thyroid
gland. Surgical resection is the cornerstone of therapy. There is controversy regarding the …

Methods A total of 463, out of 677 patients operated on for papillary thyroid carcinoma
between 1967-1995, were selected, on the basis of a 5-year minimal follow-up (max 28 …

Background Intense disease surveillance and frequent lymph node metastases (LNMs) in
papillary thyroid cancer (PTC) have resulted in increased locoregional recurrences. We …

The debate on the appropriate treatment of patients with papillary thyroid cancer (PTC) has
persisted for several decades. The main controversies focus on the extent of surgery, the …