Introduction Papillary thyroid carcinoma (PTC) generally shows an excellent prognosis
except in cases with aggressive backgrounds or clinicopathological features. Although the …

Objective To further understanding of treatment of papillary thyroid carcinoma (PTC). Design
The Surveillance, Epidemiology, and End Results Program database was searched for …

BACKGROUND: Several factors have been proven to be useful for classifying patients with
papillary thyroid carcinoma (PTC) into either low-or high-risk groups. However, the relative …

AIM OF THE STUDY: To evaluate prognostic factors with respect to the outcome in a
consecutive series of patients with papillary thyroid carcinoma (PTC) treated at the same …

Background Papillary thyroid carcinoma (PTC) with clinically node-positive lateral neck is
more likely to recur after surgery than node-negative PTC. The present study investigated …

Background This study evaluated the impact of lymph node-related factors on the risk of and
site of recurrence in patients who had papillary thyroid carcinoma with lymph node …

Background Multifocality in papillary thyroid carcinoma is common. The aim of this study is to
determine whether patients with multifocal disease, treated with lobectomy alone, have an …

Out of 677 patients, who underwent surgery for papillary thyroid carcinoma between'67-'95,
we selected for survival uni and multivariate analysis 463 patients with over 5 years of …

Objective Some patients with papillary thyroid carcinoma (PTC) would suffer from
locoregional recurrences or distant metastases. This study was aimed to elucidate the …

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 …