Background: Despite improvements in the surgical and medical treatment of papillary thyroid
carcinoma (PTC), subsets of patients suffer from structural recurrence after initial treatment …

Background Papillary thyroid carcinoma (PTC) is uncommonly associated with tumor-related
mortality, although local recurrence can be a frequent and difficult problem. This study was …

Background To investigate whether post-treatment recurrence differs by tumor size or
surgical extent in clinically early-stage papillary thyroid carcinoma (PTC) patients. Methods …

Background Although recurrence and death can occur in patients with papillary thyroid
cancer (PTC) several years after being diagnosed, the necessary duration of follow-up for …

Background Papillary thyroid carcinoma has excellent survival, yet recurrence remains a
challenge. We sought to determine the proportion of reoperations performed for persistent …

Purpose To investigate the factors associated with a favorable prognosis after reoperation
for local recurrent papillary thyroid carcinoma (PTC), we reviewed 45 patients who …

Purpose Papillary thyroid carcinoma generally has an excellent prognosis but can have
recurrence to the distant organs that is often life-threatening. To date, prognosis and …

Background Papillary thyroid carcinoma (PTC) frequently recurs to the lymph nodes, which
may not be fatal immediately but is a stressor for physicians and patients. Recurrence to the …

Background To investigate the clinicopathological features of recurrent papillary thyroid
carcinoma (PTC). Methods A retrospective analysis on clinical and pathological data of 34 …

Context: The current use of life-long follow-up in patients with papillary thyroid cancer (PTC)
is based largely on the study of individuals diagnosed and treated in the latter half of the …