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: 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: The question of how to manage patients with low-risk papillary thyroid
microcarcinoma (PTMC; T1aN0M0) has recently become an important clinical issue. Two …

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

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 A Korean Multicenter Prospective cohort study of Active Surveillance or Surgery
(KoMPASS) for papillary thyroid microcarcinomas (PTMCs) has been initiated. The aim is to …

Background: Active surveillance (AS) has been established as an alternative to immediate
surgery for low-risk papillary thyroid microcarcinoma (PTMC). Nonetheless, it remains …

In Korea, the incidence of thyroid cancer increased explosively in the early 2000s, and
reached a plateau in the early 2010s. Most cases of newly diagnosed thyroid cancer are …

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 …

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