… suggested by the American Thyroid Association (ATA) guidelines for the management of …
the option of active surveillance in the decision-making process for the management of PTM (…

… We will also describe the management options and attempt to provide treatment
recommendations for TMC on the basis of the mode of manifestation and pathologic findings at …

… thyroid cancer in many countries is a microcarcinoma in … is how to manage such
microcarcinomas. Recently published … possible options may be proposed as the initial …

… However, other very experienced centres (and some of our patients) prefer a more aggressive
management approach and opt for total thyroidectomy as the initial management option. …

… on the management of papillary microcarcinomas, … management of microcarcinomas. The
provocative study by Ito et al (15), who prospectively followed a large group of microcarcinoma …

… of their nodule prior to thyroid surgery, with yes or no answer options. Finally, patients …
management of thyroid cancer, there is a need for practice change in the management of thyroid …

Papillary thyroid microcarcinomas (PTMCs) are the most common form of classic papillary
thyroid carcinoma (PTC). PTMCs are typically discovered by fine-needle-aspiration biopsy (…

… Papillary microcarcinoma (PMC) of the thyroid, defined as a papillary carcinoma with a
maximum tumor diameter of 10 mm or less,1 is the most common thyroid malignancy.2 Although …

… therapy may be a possible option for treatment of papillary microcarcinoma. Thyroid carcinoma
is the most … Therefore, the management of PMC has become an issue of controversy. …

… aggressiveness of papillary microcarcinomas increased with … for tumor recurrence based on
microcarcinoma size might well be … treatment of papillary thyroid microcarcinoma? Is surgical …