Methods We retrospectively analyzed 149 consecutive patients with PMC who underwent
surgery at our institution between 2000 and 2005; 49 of them (33% of cases) were treated …

BACKGROUND It is known that patients with papillary microcarcinoma (PMC) of the thyroid
gland have a very favorable prognosis. The rising incidence of PMC among papillary thyroid …

Although the mortality rate associated with papillary microcarcinoma(PMC) of the thyroid
generally is very low, some patients present with bulky nodal metastasis or distant …

Background Papillary microcarcinoma (PMC) of the thyroid generally follows a benign
clinical course. However, treatment strategies remain controversial. According to our …

Aim Papillary thyroid microcarcinoma (PMC) is considered a common disease with a good
prognosis and low rate of recurrence but the extension of initial surgical treatment and the …

Papillary thyroid microcarcinoma (PTMC) is defined as a papillary thyroid cancer measuring
less than 10mm in its greatest diameter. It is the most common form of thyroid cancer …

DESIGN: To investigate the frequency, treatment and clinical behaviour of differentiated
microcarcinoma of the thyroid gland (PTMC). PATIENTS AND METHODS: Out of 376 …

The clinical and histopathological records of 149 consecutive patients with papillary thyroid
microcarcinoma (PTMC), homogeneously studied and operated on by the same surgeon in …

AIM: To investigate an “optimal” therapeutic management of patients with papillary thyroid
microcarcinoma (PTMC). METHODS: We evaluated a group of 403 consecutive patients …

Background Papillary thyroid carcinoma (PTC) represents 70%–75% of well‐differentiated
thyroid cancers. Although most reports have shown that papillary thyroid microcarcinomas …