Several issues regarding the epidemiology of small thyroid cancers require further explica-
tion. The age of patients at the time of thyroid cancer diagnosis ranges from 4 years to 85 …

Objective To compare the 20-year cost-effectiveness of initial hemithyroidectomy vs total
thyroidectomy in the management of small papillary thyroid cancer in the low-risk patient …

The incidence of thyroid cancer has increased, mainly due to the incidental finding of low-
risk papillary thyroid cancers (PTC). These malignancies grow slowly, and are unlikely to …

There is uniform agreement that initial treatment of high-risk thyroid cancer should include
total thyroidectomy, compartmental neck dissection of clinically involved cervical lymph …

Papillary thyroid carcinoma (PTC) accounts for over 90% of all thyroid cancers in Japan. The
majority of patients with PTC are categorized into a low-risk group according to the recent …

Objective To define a rational, cost-effective, simple approach to managing most patients
with papillary thyroid cancer (PTC) who are at low-risk of either cause-specific mortality or …

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An ever-increasing population of patients with papillary thyroid cancer is engaging with
health care systems around the world. Numerous questions about optimal management …

In many parts of the world, incidence of papillary thyroid cancer is increasing faster than any
other malignancy. Most papillary thyroid cancers that are diagnosed are small and are …

Multiple factors affect the long-term prognosis of thyroid malignancies (1), but outcome is
mainly decided by an interplay between the patient and tumor and by the impact of therapy …