… The optimal extent of surgery for patients with papillary thyroid microcarcinoma (PTMC), tumors
… The objective of this study was to investigate patient and surgeon decision-making about …

… and decision making for these small low-risk thyroid cancers at a time when management
guidelines and practices are evolving. It demonstrates that overall, clinicians managing these …

… The purpose of this study was to develop an in-depth understanding of papillary microcarcinoma
(PMC) patients' decision-making process when offered options of surgery and active …

… Papillary thyroid microcarcinoma (mPTC) is defined as a small papillary thyroid tumor
measuring … Closely tailoring medical decisions, treatments, and procedures should be based on …

… usefulness of a new parameter –ratio of the biggest tumor diameter to total tumor diameter-
for the differentiation of agressive and favorable papillary thyroid microcarcinomas (PTMC). …

Background: Recalibrating diagnostic thresholds or using alternative labels may mitigate
overdiagnosis and overtreatment of papillary microcarcinoma (mPTC). We aimed at identifying …

… to be taken into consideration when deciding the therapeutic strategy. Regarding BRAF …
The search for markers of prognosis, genetic or not, that may help us deciding appropriate …

… The dramatic rise in the incidence of thyroid cancer over the last 30 years is largely attributable
to the increasing diagnosis of papillary microcarcinomas (mPTCs). Current guidelines …

… In the period from diagnosis to the decision of treatment, direct medical cost items include
outpatient medical consultation fees, thyroid function tests, thyroid USG, FNA, and cell block …

Papillary microcarcinoma (PTMC) of the thyroid is defined as papillary thyroid carcinoma (PTC)
with a diameter< 1.0 cm according to the World Health Organization (WHO) histologic …