Population-based studies have demonstrated that an increasing number of incidental
thyroid nodules are being identified. The corresponding increase in thyroid-based …

Introduction: In the past, total thyroidectomy was usually recommended as the initial
therapeutic approach in all but the lowest risk differentiated thyroid cancers. Today, many …

Background: The well recognized prognostic factors in differentiated carcinoma of the
thyroid are age, grade, extracapsular extension, distant metastasis, and size of the tumor …

Occult and microscopic differentiated carcinoma of the thyroid is a clinically benign lesion,
even when accompanied by lymph node metastases, and should be treated surgically by …

Controversy continues regarding the optimal management of patients with differentiated
thyroid cancer because no prospective randomized studies evaluating the merits of (1) …

There has been a long debate about the optimal surgical management of differentiated
thyroid cancer. It has focused on the extent of thyroidectomy, with recommendations ranging …

Introduction Over the past years, the incidence of thyroid cancer has surged not only in
Germany but also in other countries of the Western hemisphere. This surge was first and …

Recently, there have been important advances in the diagnosis of thyroid cancer as well as
in our understanding of the biologic nature of thyroid cancer. Most patients with thyroid …

Objective To summarize the definitions of and management recommendations for low-risk
thyroid cancer made by the American and European Thyroid Associations and synthesize …

Objective: The aim of this study was to develop evidence-based recommendations for safe,
effective and appropriate thyroidectomy. Background: Surgical management of thyroid …