Background This study evaluates the safety and efficacy of active surveillance for low-risk
papillary thyroid carcinoma. Methods MEDLINE, EMBASE, and PubMed were searched from …

Background: Active surveillance has been proposed as an appropriate management
strategy for low-risk differentiated thyroid cancer (DTC), due to the typically favorable …

Importance Unlike for prostate cancer, active surveillance for thyroid cancer has not
achieved wide adoption. The parameters by which this approach is feasible are also not well …

Objectives To determine the percentage of patients with papillary thyroid carcinoma (PTC)
who accepted active surveillance as an alternative to surgery in our clinical practice and to …

Background: Prospective trials of active surveillance for asymptomatic papillary
microcarcinoma (T1aN0M0) since the 1990s have shown progression rates of only 5–10 …

We are witnessing a rapid worldwide increase in the incidence of papillary thyroid
carcinoma (PTC) in the last thirty years. Extensive implementation of cancer screening and …

Importance Active surveillance is sometimes considered as a disease management option
for individuals with small, low-risk papillary thyroid carcinoma. Objective To assess whether …

BACKGROUND The recent overdiagnosis of subclinical, low‐risk papillary thyroid cancer
(PTC) coincides with a growing national interest in cost‐effective health care practices. The …

Importance Active surveillance of low-risk papillary thyroid cancer (PTC) is now an accepted
alternative to immediate surgery, but experience with this approach outside of Japan is …

Background: It is important to understand patient preferences on managing low-risk papillary
thyroid cancer (PTC). Methods: We prospectively followed patients with low-risk PTC< 2 cm …