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 …

Active Surveillance is a non-invasive strategy designed to identify a minority of patients with
low-risk papillary thyroid carcinoma who might experience clinical progression and benefit …

The incidence of thyroid cancer has increased, mainly due to the incidental finding of low-
risk papillary thyroid cancers (PTC). These malignancies grow slowly, and are unlikely to …

The incidence of papillary thyroid carcinoma (PTC) has increased over recent decades. This
apparent epidemic has been attributed to the overdiagnosis of small PTC≤ 10 mm in …

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 …

The detection of low-risk thyroid carcinoma has increased in recent decades, although
disease-specific mortality remained without changes. The high prevalence of occult …

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

In 1993, active surveillance of low-risk papillary thyroid microcarcinomas (PTMCs) started in
Kuma Hospital, Kobe, Japan. It has spread globally after the publishing of American Thyroid …

In the last decades, the incidence of thyroid cancer (TC) has more than doubled, but the
disease-specific mortality rate was stable. To date, 30–40% of all TC is represented by …

Introduction Low-risk papillary thyroid cancer (PTC) is increasingly being diagnosed
throughout the world; yet the mortality risk is low compared with other malignancies …