What is the optimal initial treatment of low-risk papillary thyroid cancer (and why is it controversial)?

EL Mazzaferri - Oncology, 2009 - search.proquest.com
… and thyroid hormone suppression of serum thyrotropin (thyroid… initial treatment of low-risk
papillary thyroid cancers. The aim … the management of lowrisk papillary thyroid cancer in light of …

Lobectomy compared to total thyroidectomy for low-risk papillary thyroid cancer: a systematic review

S Vargas-Pinto, MAR Arenas - Journal of Surgical Research, 2019 - Elsevier
… (ETE), and in patients without family history of thyroid cancer or external beam radiation …
low-risk PTC. TT remains the preferred treatment option for tumors >4 cm or < 4 cm with high-risk

Association of patient age with progression of low-risk papillary thyroid carcinoma under active surveillance: a systematic review and meta-analysis

A Koshkina, R Fazelzad, I Sugitani… - … –Head & Neck …, 2020 - jamanetwork.com
… be associated with a reduced risk of primary papillary thyroid carcinoma tumor growth
under active surveillance. Incident metastatic disease is uncommon during active surveillance. …

Contralateral papillary thyroid cancer is frequent at completion thyroidectomy with no difference in low-and high-risk patients

F Pacini, R Elisei, M Capezzone, P Miccoli, E Molinaro… - Thyroid, 2001 - liebertpub.com
… The prognostic risk classification included age, size of the tumor, and presence or … papillary
thyroid carcinomas followed in our institution, 51 patients (28%) were considered at low risk (…

[HTML][HTML] Active surveillance in low risk papillary thyroid carcinoma

F Pitoia, A Smulever - World Journal of Clinical Oncology, 2020 - ncbi.nlm.nih.gov
patients with low-risk papillary thyroid carcinomas (PTCs) is not associated with a higher risk
of persistent or recurrent structural disease … alternative for managing low risk papillary PTCs[…

A quantitative analysis examining patients' choice of active surveillance or surgery for managing low-risk papillary thyroid cancer

AM Sawka, S Ghai, L Rotstein, JC Irish, JD Pasternak… - Thyroid, 2022 - liebertpub.com
… to understand patient preferences on managing low-risk papillary thyroid cancer (PTC). …
Our results inform the understanding of patients' decisions on managing low-risk PTC. …

Management of low-risk papillary thyroid carcinoma: unique conventional policy in Japan and our efforts to improve the level of evidence

I Sugitani, Y Fujimoto - Surgery today, 2010 - Springer
… to elevate the level of evidence in management of low-risk papillary thyroid carcinoma
for patients with AMES low-risk papillary thyroid carcinoma? Surgery 1998;124:958–64. 29. …

Practice patterns for surgical management of low-risk papillary thyroid cancer from 2014 to 2019: A CESQIP analysis

SM Wrenn, TS Wang, A Toumi, CM Kiernan… - The American Journal of …, 2021 - Elsevier
… Temporal trends for surgical management of low risk papillary thyroid cancers. The study
included data from 2014 to 2015 (prior to release of latest ATA guidelines) as well as 2016–…

Thyroid lobectomy for low-risk papillary thyroid cancer: a national survey of low-and high-volume surgeons

AD McDow, MC Saucke, NA Marka, KL Long… - Annals of Surgical …, 2021 - Springer
Thyroid Association guidelines endorsed lobectomy for patients with low-risk papillary thyroid
cancer (… of lobectomy for these patients are lacking, particularly from low-volume surgeons …

Thyroid lobectomy as a cost-effective approach in low-risk papillary thyroid cancer versus active surveillance

MR Youssef, AS Attia, M Omar, M Aboueisha… - Surgery, 2022 - Elsevier
… management of low-risk papillary thyroid cancer. The American Thyroid Association supports
the concept of active surveillance to manage low-risk papillary thyroid cancer; however, the …