Purposes The incidence of thyroid cancer has increased annually, and has a heavy
psychological and economic burden on society and individuals. Based thyroid cancer data …

Purpose The incidence of thyroid cancer has increased annually, and has a heavy
psychological and economic burden on the society and individuals. Based on thyroid cancer …

The incidence of thyroid cancer has increased year by year, which has a major impact on
the physical and mental health of patients. At the same time, it has a heavy psychological …

Importance Surgical treatment of patients with papillary thyroid cancer (PTC) by either
lobectomy or total thyroidectomy (TT) has long been a topic of debate, especially for patients …

In this controversy article, the respective advantages of lobectomy vs. total thyroidectomy in
differentiated thyroid cancers are argued. The authors conclude that lobectomy has the …

We have analyzed data on a group of 269 patients with papillary thyroid carcinoma followed
on average for 12 years to determine (1) if a prognostic classification scheme can be used to …

Background Total thyroidectomy is well accepted as initial surgery for papillary thyroid
cancer (PTC), but the extent of the thyroidectomy remains a matter of controversy. This study …

Extent of thyroidectomy for papillary thyroid carcinoma is still matter of debate. Indeed,
recently, international guidelines endorsed thyroid lobectomy as initial surgical approach for …

Background: Current guidelines allow lobectomy as treatment for 1–4 cm papillary thyroid
carcinomas (PTCs), as previous studies reported no clear survival advantages for total …

Background and Objective. An individualized risk‐based approach to the treatment of
thyroid cancer is being extensively discussed in the recent literature. However, controversies …