Background: Active surveillance (AS) for low-risk papillary thyroid microcarcinoma (PTMC)
was initiated at Kuma Hospital in 1993 and has gradually spread worldwide. We previously …

Although the outcomes of active surveillance (AS) for low-risk papillary thyroid
microcarcinoma (PTMC) are generally excellent, some patients undergo conversion surgery …

Objective: To investigate surgical, and clinical outcomes in patients with low-risk papillary
thyroid microcarcinoma (PTMC) according to treatment options [immediate operation (IOP) …

Background: Active surveillance for low-risk papillary microcarcinoma (PMC) of the thyroid is
an accepted and safe management strategy. However, some patients undergo conversion …

Due to exponential increases in incidences, low risk papillary thyroid microcarcinoma
(PTMC) has become a clinical and social issue in recent years. An active surveillance (AS) …

Background: Two Japanese prospective trials of active surveillance (AS) for adult patients
with low-risk papillary thyroid carcinoma (PTC)≤ 1 cm (cT1aN0M0 PTMC) have verified the …

Background: Active surveillance (AS) of low-risk papillary thyroid microcarcinoma (PMC)
was adopted as a management modality in both the Japanese guidelines in 2011 and the …

Background: It has been 30 years since the initiation of active surveillance (AS) for adult
patients with low-risk papillary thyroid microcarcinoma (PTMC). This study compared the …

Purpose To describe the outcomes and the incidence of adverse events following active
surveillance (AS) versus immediate surgery in patients with low-risk papillary thyroid …

Background: Active surveillance (AS) is an alternative to thyroidectomy for the management
of low-risk papillary thyroid microcarcinoma (PTMC). However, prospective AS data …