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 …

Hypothesis The prognosis of papillary thyroid carcinoma has been stratified into low-and
high-risk groups. Patients in the high-risk group can be substratified on the basis of …

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 …

The surgical management of papillary thyroid carcinoma remains contentious and the
optimal surgical strategy has not been yet established. The extent of thyroid resection has …

Background: The extent of surgery for papillary thyroid cancers (PTC) remains controversial.
Consensus guidelines have recommended total thyroidectomy for PTC≥ 1 cm; however, no …

Background Numerous prognostic factors have been studied for survival in patients with
papillary thyroid carcinoma (PTC), although there are few multivariate studies that include …

Multiple prognostic factors for outcome in papillary thyroid carcinoma are identified. For a
cohort of 1500 consecutive patients followed an average of 16 years, survival rates for tumor …

Background Intense disease surveillance and frequent lymph node metastases (LNMs) in
papillary thyroid cancer (PTC) have resulted in increased locoregional recurrences. We …

Objective: To examine the association between the extent of surgery and overall survival in
a large contemporary cohort of patients with papillary thyroid cancer (PTC). Background …