BACKGROUND: Cervical recurrence occurs in up to 30% of patients after surgical treatment
for papillary thyroid cancer. This study sought to determine an appropriate algorithm for …

Background: The pathologic tumor-node-metastasis (pTNM) system is universally used to
define the extent of disease in human malignancies. This study evaluated the impact of …

Background Fine-needle aspiration cytology is sensitive for detecting malignancies such as
papillary carcinoma of the thyroid gland. Because fine-needle aspiration specificity for …

Background: Systematic elective paratracheal dissection for papillary thyroid carcinoma is
controversial. Objective: This study aims to analyze the pattern of locoregional recurrence …

A total of 195 patients had surgery for papillary thyroid cancer. The mean age at operation
was 50 years. A microdissection technique was used for total thyroidectomy and lymph node …

Differentiated thyroid cancer is a unique tumour that is usually associated with excellent long-
term survival. The incidence of patients who present initially with distant metastases of …

The aim of this study was to determine the outcome of patients operated for microscopic
papillary cancer of the thyroid. Between 1962 to 1991, among 1103 patients operated for …

The article discusses the recurrence of papillary thyroid carcinoma in a pyramidal lobe of a
27-year-old woman. It states that the said disease has been detected during patient's regular …

A series of 72 cases of “occult” thyroid papillary cancer, ie tumours of less than 1.5 cm in
diameter, was analysed. The patients—26 males and 46 females—were treated surgically …

AIMS: There is considerable controversy concerning the most appropriate surgical treatment
of patients with differentiated thyroid carcinoma (DTC). Although some authors have …