Background: The rapid increase in the incidence of small papillary thyroid carcinoma (PTC)
appears to be caused by the detection of small thyroid cancers. Active surveillance (AS) was …

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

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 …

Background: Active surveillance (AS) of small, low-risk papillary thyroid cancers (PTCs) is
increasingly being considered. There is limited understanding of why individuals with low …

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 has been introduced as a management option for low-risk
papillary thyroid microcarcinoma (PTMC) due to its mostly indolent course. Methods: This …

Importance Unlike for prostate cancer, active surveillance for thyroid cancer has not
achieved wide adoption. The parameters by which this approach is feasible are also not well …

Background: The 2015 American Thyroid Association thyroid cancer management
guidelines endorse an active surveillance management approach as an alternative to …

Papillary thyroid microcarcinoma (PMC) is defined as papillary thyroid carcinoma≤ 10 mm.
Active surveillance of PMC without high-risk features, such as clinical node metastasis …

Background Prospective trials of active surveillance (AS) have shown low rates of
progression in low-risk papillary thyroid microcarcinoma (PTMC; T1aN0M0). However, the …