… The factors within the TNM and MACIS systems for predicting mortality rely on markers of
more virulent biology (tumor size, invasiveness, distant spread, even age correlates with more …

… of thyroid cancer surgery is the complete removal of the cancer, verification that patients receive
appropriate treatment through accurate staging after surgery, … the optimal surgical extent, …

… In up to 85% of patients with papillary thyroid cancer, microscopic cancer foci are present
in the contralateral lobe. By performing total thyroidectomy, these sites are removed as …

… Since papillary thyroid carcinoma commonly metastases to the cervical lymph nodes, … the
surgical treatment. The role of prophylactic neck dissection for well differentiated thyroid cancer …

… Because a randomized, prospective trial comparing extent of surgery is unlikely to be
performed, this debate will continue. With newer observational data suggesting that the incidence …

… Disease-specific survival curves. Group 1 patients underwent surgery for papillary thyroid
cancer … In the present study, we excluded the patients with small thyroid cancer (tumor size less …

… We conducted a retrospective review of thyroid cancer patients … the extent of surgery, we
performed a discourse analysis on all available documentation looking for patient or surgeon …

Background The optimal extent of thyroidectomy for papillary thyroid cancer (PTC) is controversial.
Our objective was to evaluate the effect of total thyroidectomy or partial thyroidectomy …

… National Cancer Database were used to identify adult patients with clinically node-negative
papillary thyroid cancer ≤… The primary outcome was the extent of surgery (lobectomy or total …

… cancer patients. The aim of this study was to analyze the rate of post-treatment recurrence in
relation to tumor size and surgical extent … in accordance with tumor size and surgical extent. …