In this controversy article, the respective advantages of lobectomy vs. total thyroidectomy in
differentiated thyroid cancers are argued. The authors conclude that lobectomy has the …

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

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

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 …

Extent of thyroidectomy for papillary thyroid carcinoma is still matter of debate. Indeed,
recently, international guidelines endorsed thyroid lobectomy as initial surgical approach for …

Background Low-risk differentiated thyroid cancers may, according to the American Thyroid
Association (ATA) 2015 guidelines, be managed initially with lobectomy. However, definitive …

Background and Objective. An individualized risk‐based approach to the treatment of
thyroid cancer is being extensively discussed in the recent literature. However, controversies …

Surgical treatment of well differentiated carcinomas of the thyroid gland remains a discussed
topic and there is still no evidence of global and total harmony in the appropriate surgical …

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above 1 cm. This was described very well in the first and second editions of the ATA …