Histologic patterns at tumor margins may be related to prognosis in several malignancies.
We investigated tumor aggressiveness with respect to tumor margin histology in patients …

The aim of this study was to investigate the efficaciousness of histological tumor growth
patterns in the prediction of lymph node metastasis (LNM) in papillary thyroid carcinoma …

Background The clinical impact of microscopically positive tumor margin in papillary thyroid
cancer is not well studied. The aim of this study is to evaluate the clinical importance of a …

Background The prognostic significance of microscopically involved margin in papillary
thyroid carcinoma (PTC) following curative surgery remains unclear. We aimed to evaluate …

Background The purpose of this study was to determine the clinicopathologic characteristics
of patients with papillary thyroid carcinoma (PTC) by the number of tumor foci. Methods A …

Background The prognostic significance of microscopic positive margins in papillary thyroid
carcinoma (PTC) remains unclear. The aim of this study was to determine if microscopic …

Background The N stage in papillary thyroid cancer (PTC) is an important prognostic factor
based on anatomical localization of cervical lymph nodes (LNs) only and not the extent of …

Background Papillary thyroid cancer (PTC) often presents as multifocal. However, the
association of multifocality with poor prognosis remains controversial. The aim of this …

Department of Surgery, Kuma Hospital, Kobe 650-0011, Japan abstract. In papillary thyroid
carcinoma (PTC), extrathyroid extension (Ex) and clinical lymph node metastasis (N) …

Purpose The purpose of the present study was to identify more useful parameters for
predicting behaviors of multifocal papillary thyroid carcinoma (PTC). Materials and Methods …