Reasons cited for the routine performance of total thyroidectomy in patients with papillary
thyroid carcinoma include: fear of multicentric neoplastic foci causing local recurrence and …

The debate on the appropriate treatment of patients with papillary thyroid cancer (PTC) has
persisted for several decades. The main controversies focus on the extent of surgery, the …

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

Clinical members of the American Thyroid Association were surveyed in regard to their
diagnostic assessment, treatment, and long term assessment of differentiated papillary …

Background Cervical lymph node metastases in papillary thyroid cancer are common.
Although central neck dissection is indicated in clinically nodal-positive disease, it remains …

From a multivariate analysis of more than 20,600 patient-years' experience with papillary
thyroid carcinoma (PTC), we devised a prognostic scoring system based on patient age …

Data from 576 patients with papillary thyroid cancer were retrospectively analyzed. With a
median follow-up of 10 years and three months, there were six deaths from, and 84 …

The natural history of papillary thyroid cancer (PTC) is such that many patients reach normal
life expectancy after total thyroidectomy and radioiodine therapy (1). Still, a large number of …

The clinical behavior and mortality rate of papillary carcinoma of the thyroid varies widely,
and clinically insignificant microscopic foci of the disease are frequently found. Dietary …

Objective To ascertain whether modified radical neck dissection offers a survival advantage
for some subsets of patients with papillary cancer of the thyroid. Design A retrospective …