Context Increasing diagnostic sensitivity in the detection of thyroid cancer has led to
uncertainties in the optimal surgical approach of the smaller, low risk tumors. Current ATA …

Introduction: Recent guidelines of the American Thyroid Association (ATA) suggest that a
lobectomy may be sufficient to treat low-to intermediate-risk patients with thyroid tumors≤ 40 …

Objective To analyze all the most recent guidelines/consensus as well as papers regarding
the relationship between size of tumor, type of surgery, and prognosis, and to try to produce …

Background Controversies remain about the ideal risk-based surgical approach for
differentiated thyroid cancer (DTC). Methods At a single tertiary care institution, 370 …

Extent of thyroidectomy is one of the most contentious issues in the management of
differentiated thyroid cancers as surgical resection has definite implications on outcomes …

Background Total thyroidectomy is the standard initial surgery for differentiated thyroid
carcinoma (DTC), but the extent of the thyroidectomy remains controversial. Thyroid …

Introduction: Surgical treatment of thyroid cancer has become less aggressive but for many
patients, the threshold for performing total thyroidectomy (TT), as opposed to thyroid …

Background. Despite a large amount of data, the optimal surgical management of
differentiated thyroid cancer remains controversial. Current guidelines recommend total …

Background The 2016 American Thyroid Association (ATA) guidelines proposed thyroid
lobectomy for low-risk differentiated thyroid cancer (DTC); however, this approach is yet to …

Background The optimal extent of surgery for differentiated thyroid cancer may not be well
recognized initially. Identification of intermediate-risk features on surgical pathology may …