Background The incidence of papillary thyroid cancer has increased substantially during the
past 15 years, which is likely related to an increased detection of small, nonlethal cancers …

BACKGROUND: Despite guidelines that recommend total thyroidectomy for papillary thyroid
cancer (PTC) greater than or equal to 1 cm, the extent of surgery remains controversial. We …

Abstract Background The 2015 American Thyroid Association guidelines endorsed
lobectomy for patients with low-risk papillary thyroid cancer (PTC) measuring 1–4 cm …

Objective: To examine the association between the extent of surgery and overall survival in
a large contemporary cohort of patients with papillary thyroid cancer (PTC). Background …

Background Histologic subtypes of papillary thyroid cancer affect prognosis. The objective of
this study was to examine whether survival is affected by extent of surgery for conventional …

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

Background The continued debate over total thyroidectomy versus lobectomy and declining
favor for prophylactic central neck dissection for patients with clinically node-negative …

Background: The extent of surgery for papillary thyroid cancers (PTC) remains controversial.
Consensus guidelines have recommended total thyroidectomy for PTC≥ 1 cm; however, no …

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 …

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