Background Pathologically confirmed microscopic extrathyroidal extension (ETE) is often
identified after hemithyroidectomy in patients with papillary thyroid microcarcinoma (PTMC) …

Purpose This study evaluated the recurrence rate in patients with papillary thyroid
carcinoma (PTC) and minimal extrathyroidal extension (mETE) who had low thyroglobulin …

Background Recently, we have created a revised version of the eighth edition of the tumor–
node–metastasis classification for papillary thyroid carcinomas (PTCs) by subdividing the …

Background Extracapsular (EC) extension is a pejorative factor in papillary thyroid
carcinoma (PTC). However, the impact of EC extension in microcarcinoma (micro-pT3) …

Aim With thyroid carcinoma the decision to use radioactive iodine (RAI) ablation depends on
the risk of poor outcomes. Although extrathyroid extension (ETE) is well known as a risk of …

Background: The recently published eighth edition of the American Joint Committee on
Cancer (AJCC) staging system has emphasized the importance of gross extrathyroidal …

Introduction: Risk-stratified treatment strategies have become a focus in the treatment of
differentiated thyroid cancer (DTC). In the 2015 American Thyroid Association treatment …

Objectives: Determining the presence of extrathyroidal extension (ETE) is important for
patients with papillary thyroid carcinoma (PTC) in selecting the proper surgical approaches …

Objectives Extrathyroid extension has been recognized as a prognostic factor in papillary
thyroid carcinoma. In the most recent version of the UICC TNM classification system …

Background: Lobectomy may be sufficient for patients with intrathyroidal papillary thyroid
carcinomas (PTC)< 4 cm without nodal metastasis. Based on the 2015 American Thyroid …