… controversies regarding extent of treatment and challenges in the posttreatment surveillance
for patients with low-risk … as quality of life and cost of care, which may help to inform decision…

… controversial issues in adult papillary thyroid cancer management at both ends of the disease
… on a comprehensive discussion of treatment of low-risk papillary cancers. In this review, …

… who take care of such patients have similar views on the matter. With the intention to find a
common view on the management of patients with low-risk papillary thyroid cancer (PTC), a …

… “thyroid lobectomy alone may be a sufficient initial treatment for 1–4 cm low-risk papillary and
… These guidelines provided the possibility of individualized management for those patients …

… thyroid cancers diagnosed in the world today. For low-risk thyroid cancer, this decrease in
extent of treatment … The xerostomia may lead to dental problems. Ocular dryness and lacrymal …

… initial treatment and follow-up strategies used in low-risk patients. New paradigms for initial
treatment of low-risk … The role of routine RAI administration is controversial in these low-risk …

… of papillary thyroid carcinoma (PTC) in the last thirty years. Extensive implementation of cancer
… , mainly low-risk tumors, without any beneficial impact on survival. An indolent nature of …

… first set of guidelines released by the American Thyroid Association (ATA) in 1996 deemed
the optimal extent of surgery to be controversial; … allows for radioactive iodine treatment (RAI) …

… in low-risk adult patients with PTC who undergo bilateral lobar resection with curative intent.
… RRA in the management of low-risk patients with PTC has been controversial for decades. …

… the controversy. However, with the increase in the incidence of small and low-risk thyroid
cancers, in addition to improved knowledge of different subtypes of thyroid cancer and a better …