The aim of this study was to evaluate outcomes for patients with papillary thyroid
microcarcinoma (PTMC) treated at a single institution during a 162-month period and to …

Background. The study aims were to characterize patients with papillary thyroid
microcarcinoma and to provide data on outcome after surgical therapy. Methods. Five …

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 …

Hypothesis Total thyroidectomy followed by radioactive iodine I 131 treatment is effective in
papillary thyroid microcarcinoma (PTM) with lymph node or extrathyroid invasion. Design …

BACKGROUND: The study aims were to characterize patients with papillary thyroid
microcarcinoma (PTM) and to describe post-surgical outcome. METHODS: Nine hundred …

Papillary carcinoma of the thyroid is usually an indolent tumor with a good survival
prognosis especially when small and limited to the thyroid gland. The prevalence of this …

Background Total thyroidectomy is a well-established surgical approach for the
management of papillary thyroid cancer (PTC). However, the best surgical approach for …

Background No agreement has been made about the optimal extent of thyroidectomy or
lymph node dissection in papillary thyroid microcarcinoma (PTMC). Our aim was to find out …

BACKGROUND: Papillary microcarcinomas of the thyroid, defined as tumors measuring≤
10 mm, are believed to be a less aggressive subset of papillary cancers that behave more …

AIM: To investigate an “optimal” therapeutic management of patients with papillary thyroid
microcarcinoma (PTMC). METHODS: We evaluated a group of 403 consecutive patients …