Abstract Background The American Thyroid Association guidelines do not mention
isthmusectomy as an appropriate procedure for thyroid cancer. Despite this, a small number …

Background Isthmusectomy in the treatment of well‐differentiated thyroid carcinoma (WDTC)
is controversial. In this study, we analyze the outcomes of WDTC managed by …

Background There are no specific therapeutic guidelines for thyroid cancers confined to the
isthmus. To determine whether isthmic papillary thyroid carcinoma (PTC) can be treated with …

Thyroid lobectomy with isthmusectomy is the standard surgical technique for removal of
unilateral thyroid nodules, and it involves the exposure of the tracheoesophageal grooves …

Background Papillary thyroid carcinoma (PTC) is the most common histological type of
differentiated thyroid malignancy. Although the majority of PTC is located in the thyroid …

METHODS A prospective database included 380 patients proposed to undergo thyroid
resection at our tertiary care center between 2002 and 2006. Patients were evaluated with a …

Purpose The incidence of papillary thyroid carcinoma (PTC) arising from the isthmus is low;
however, these tumors have aggressive clinical and pathological features. Moreover, the …

Backround Appropriate surgical treatment of papillary thyroid carcinomas (PTC) located in
the isthmus remains controversial. The aim of this study was to evaluate the …

Hypothesis Surgeon-performed ultrasound (SUS) and fine-needle aspiration (FNA) may
guide the management of dominant thyroid nodules of the isthmus. Design Retrospective …

Objective We sought to evaluate and compare the outcomes of different surgical protocols
for papillary thyroid cancer (PTC) located in the isthmus in a retrospective intention-to-treat …