According to World Health Organization, Papillary thyroid microcarci-nomas (PTMCs) are
papillary thyroid cancers (PTCs) measuring 1 cm or less. The increase in incidence of PTMC …

Papillary microcarcinoma (PTMC) of the thyroid is defined as papillary thyroid carcinoma
(PTC) with a diameter< 1.0 cm according to the World Health Organization (WHO) histologic …

The incidence of thyroid cancer has increased worldwide. In the United States, thyroid
cancer incidence has tripled over the last 3 decades from 4.9 to 14.7 per 100,000 people in …

The incidence of papillary thyroid carcinoma (PTC) has exponentially increased in recent
years. Papillary thyroid microcarcinoma (PTMC) accounts for the majority of the reported …

Papillary thyroid cancer is quite rare, representing nearly 1% of all human solid cancers.
However, in recent years it has attracted the attention of medical societies and the media …

Papillary thyroid microcarcinoma (PTMC) is defined as a papillary thyroid cancer measuring
less than 10mm in its greatest diameter. It is the most common form of thyroid cancer …

It is estimated that there will be 23,600 new cases of thyroid cancer in the United States in
2004, and 1,460 thyroid cancer deaths (1). Papillary thyroid cancer accounts for …

Objective: The purpose of this study was to identify the risk factors that predict papillary
thyroid microcarcinoma (PTMC)-related death in a large patient population to determine …

Background The clinical importance of papillary thyroid microcarcinoma (PTMC) remains
controversial, with current guidelines suggesting that thyroid lobectomy alone is sufficient …

To the editor, Your esteemed journal published an article by Wang et al.[1],
entitled,''Papillary Thyroid Microcarcinoma: An Over-Treated Malignancy?''which we read …