Objective To analyze all the most recent guidelines/consensus as well as papers regarding
the relationship between size of tumor, type of surgery, and prognosis, and to try to produce …

Lobectomy versus total thyroidectomy in differentiated thyroid carcinoma: A review Page 1
Lobectomy versus total thyroidectomy in differentiated thyroid carcinoma: A review Ibrahim …

The majority of patients who present with well differentiated thyroid cancer will require
surgery, but decisions on the appropriate primary procedure will depend on information …

Context Increasing diagnostic sensitivity in the detection of thyroid cancer has led to
uncertainties in the optimal surgical approach of the smaller, low risk tumors. Current ATA …

Introduction: Recent guidelines of the American Thyroid Association (ATA) suggest that a
lobectomy may be sufficient to treat low-to intermediate-risk patients with thyroid tumors≤ 40 …

Background Total thyroidectomy is the standard initial surgery for differentiated thyroid
carcinoma (DTC), but the extent of the thyroidectomy remains controversial. Thyroid …

Background The 2016 American Thyroid Association (ATA) guidelines proposed thyroid
lobectomy for low-risk differentiated thyroid cancer (DTC); however, this approach is yet to …

Implementing high-quality randomized controlled trials is difficult for patients with 1–4 cm
low-risk differentiated thyroid carcinoma (DTC). Controversy exists regarding whether …

Simple Summary Total thyroidectomy used to be recommended for all thyroid cancers. We
now know that some thyroid cancers have a relatively low risk of recurrence. Today, for …

We have recently witnessed a rapid increase in the incidence of differentiated thyroid
carcinoma (DTC), particularly low and very low-risk papillary thyroid carcinoma …