BACKGROUND: Cervical recurrence occurs in up to 25% of patients with papillary thyroid
carcinoma (PTC) due either to the aggressive biology of PTC or to inadequate treatment …

Objective: To examine the association between the extent of surgery and overall survival in
a large contemporary cohort of patients with papillary thyroid cancer (PTC). Background …

Background Total thyroidectomy is well accepted as initial surgery for papillary thyroid
cancer (PTC), but the extent of the thyroidectomy remains a matter of controversy. This study …

Objective To compare the survival rate of people with papillary thyroid cancer limited to the
thyroid gland who have not had immediate, definitive treatment for their thyroid cancer with …

It is uncertain whether more extensive primary surgery and increasing use of radioiodine
remnant ablation (RRA) for papillary thyroid carcinoma (PTC) have resulted in improved …

Papillary (PTC) and follicular (FTC) thyroid cancers are rare disorders but are, nevertheless,
among the most common cancers in individuals below 40 years of age. From the population …

Background: Current guidelines allow lobectomy as treatment for 1–4 cm papillary thyroid
carcinomas (PTCs), as previous studies reported no clear survival advantages for total …

Context: Papillary thyroid cancer (PTC) patients< 45 years old are considered to have an
excellent prognosis; however, current guidelines recommend total thyroidectomy for PTC …

Context: Reliable prognostic factors are needed in papillary thyroid cancer patients to adapt
initial therapy and follow-up schemes to the risks of persistent and recurrent disease …

Purpose Patient age is considered to play a unique prognostic role in papillary thyroid
cancer (PTC), with a distinct staging dichotomization at 45 years of age. This is based on …