Abstract Background The eighth edition American Joint Committee on Cancer tumor-node-
metastasis staging for well-differentiated thyroid cancers, no longer considers “minimal” …

Background Tumour size and extrathyroidal extension (ETE) may impact papillary thyroid
carcinoma (PTC) outcomes. We therefore examined the prognostic value of tumour size and …

Background: The clinical importance of extrathyroidal extension (ETE) on outcome of
papillary thyroid cancer (PTC), particularly with respect to disease extending to the surgical …

Background Extrathyroidal extension (ETE) is a risk factor for poor papillary thyroid
carcinoma (PTC) outcomes. However, the clinical significance of ETE according to primary …

Background Extrathyroidal extension (ETE) is a poor prognostic factor in papillary thyroid
carcinoma (PTC). However, the impact of the degree of ETE, especially microscopic ETE …

Background Extrathyroidal extension (ETE) and extranodal extension (ENE) indicate poor
prognosis for patients with papillary thyroid carcinoma (PTC). The relationships among ETE …

Background Extrathyroidal extension is a major risk factor for poor prognosis in papillary
thyroid cancer. However, the effect of different degrees of extrathyroidal extension on …

BACKGROUND: Extrathyroidal extension (ETE) is a risk factor for recurrence of papillary
thyroid carcinoma (PTC). Although initial data supporting this was based on gross ETE …

Purpose Extrathyroidal extension (ETE) of papillary thyroid carcinoma (PTC) is a risk factor
for tumor recurrence. By TNM Classification (7th edition), differentiated thyroid carcinoma …

Background Although papillary thyroid carcinoma (PTC) generally has an indolent nature,
massive extrathyroid extension (Ex) and clinical lateral node metastasis (N1b) are prominent …