Management of endocrine disease: papillary thyroid microcarcinoma: toward an active surveillance strategy

E Molinaro, MC Campopiano… - European Journal of …, 2021 - academic.oup.com
… Papillary thyroid microcarcinoma (mPTC) is defined as a small papillary thyroid tumor
measuring … Closely tailoring medical decisions, treatments, and procedures should be based on …

Rethinking low-risk papillary thyroid cancers< 1cm (papillary microcarcinomas): An evidence review for recalibrating diagnostic thresholds and/or alternative labels

T Ma, CR Semsarian, A Barratt, L Parker… - Thyroid, 2021 - liebertpub.com
Background: Recalibrating diagnostic thresholds or using alternative labels may mitigate
overdiagnosis and overtreatment of papillary microcarcinoma (mPTC). We aimed at identifying …

Active surveillance in papillary thyroid microcarcinomas is feasible and safe: experience at a single Italian center

E Molinaro, MC Campopiano, L Pieruzzi… - The Journal of …, 2020 - academic.oup.com
… 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 …

Active surveillance versus immediate surgery for low-risk papillary thyroid microcarcinoma patients in South Korea: a cost-minimization analysis from the MAeSTro …

K Kim, JY Choi, S Kim, EK Lee, YK Lee, JS Ryu… - Thyroid, 2022 - liebertpub.com
… 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 …

Overview on surgical management of papillary thyroid microcarcinoma

R Ruggiero, R Pirozzi, G Gualtieri… - Il Giornale di …, 2019 - journals.lww.com
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 …

Risk-stratified papillary thyroid microcarcinoma: post-operative management and treatment outcome in a single center

W Kanokwongnuwat, N Larbcharoensub… - Endocrine, 2022 - Springer
Purpose This article aims to review and assess the post-operative management and treatment
outcomes of papillary thyroid microcarcinoma (PTMC) in risk-stratified patients. Methods …

[HTML][HTML] Survey of clinician perspective on management of papillary thyroid microcarcinoma in Australia and New Zealand

G Yin, S Edirimanne, GD Eslick, L Wang - Gland Surgery, 2024 - ncbi.nlm.nih.gov
… consider additional risk factors for thyroid cancer such as family history of thyroid cancer or
history of radiation exposure to neck when making decisions regarding biopsy. This survey …

From overdiagnosis to overtreatment of low-risk thyroid cancer: a thematic analysis of attitudes and beliefs of endocrinologists, surgeons, and patients

CB Jensen, MC Saucke, DO Francis, CI Voils, SC Pitt - Thyroid, 2020 - liebertpub.com
… of treatment decision-making or using decision aids that improve knowledge. A widespread
educational media campaign about the indolent nature of low-risk thyroid cancer may also …

Application of ultrasonography in the diagnosis and management of papillary thyroid microcarcinoma

K Huang, JB Liu - Advanced Ultrasound in …, 2020 - journaladvancedultrasound.com
Thyroid carcinoma is the most common malignant tumor of the endocrine system. Nearly 90…
of thyroid carcinomas are papillary type, of which many are thyroid papillary microcarcinoma (…

Exploring risk factors for cervical lymph node metastasis in papillary thyroid microcarcinoma: construction of a novel population-based predictive model

Y Huang, Y Mao, L Xu, J Wen, G Chen - BMC Endocrine Disorders, 2022 - Springer
… The goal was to identify important risk factors in cervical LNM of PTMC and provide
clinicians with more personalized clinical decision in the management of the PTMC. …