Nomenclature revision for encapsulated follicular variant of papillary thyroid carcinoma: a paradigm shift to reduce overtreatment of indolent tumors

YE Nikiforov, RR Seethala, G Tallini, ZW Baloch… - JAMA …, 2016 - jamanetwork.com
Importance Although growing evidence points to highly indolent behavior of encapsulated
follicular variant of papillary thyroid carcinoma (EFVPTC), most patients with EFVPTC are …

[HTML][HTML] Ninety-four cases of encapsulated follicular variant of papillary thyroid carcinoma: a name change to noninvasive follicular thyroid neoplasm with papillary-like …

LDR Thompson - Modern Pathology, 2016 - Elsevier
Encapsulated follicular variant of papillary thyroid carcinoma is a common thyroid gland
cancer, with a highly indolent behavior. Recently, reclassification as a non-malignant …

Invasion rather than nuclear features correlates with outcome in encapsulated follicular tumors: further evidence for the reclassification of the encapsulated papillary …

I Ganly, L Wang, RM Tuttle, N Katabi, GA Ceballos… - Human pathology, 2015 - Elsevier
The prognosis of the encapsulated follicular variant of papillary thyroid carcinoma (EFVPTC)
and its relationship to encapsulated follicular carcinoma (EFC) and follicular adenoma (FA) …

Clinical safety of renaming encapsulated follicular variant of papillary thyroid carcinoma: is NIFTP truly benign?

DN Parente, WP Kluijfhout, PJ Bongers… - World Journal of …, 2018 - Wiley Online Library
Background Renaming encapsulated follicular variant of papillary thyroid carcinoma
(EFVPTC) to noninvasive follicular thyroid neoplasm with papillary‐like nuclear features …

Follicular variant of papillary thyroid carcinoma: a clinicopathologic study of a problematic entity

J Liu, B Singh, G Tallini, DL Carlson, N Katabi… - Cancer, 2006 - Wiley Online Library
BACKGROUND There is continuous debate regarding the optimal classification, prognosis,
and treatment of the follicular variant of papillary thyroid carcinoma (FVPTC). The objective …

The history of the follicular variant of papillary thyroid carcinoma

G Tallini, RM Tuttle, RA Ghossein - The Journal of Clinical …, 2017 - academic.oup.com
Context: This review provides historical context to recent developments in the classification
of the follicular variant of papillary thyroid carcinoma (FVPTC). The evolution of the …

American Thyroid Association guidelines on the management of thyroid nodules and differentiated thyroid cancer task force review and recommendation on the …

BR Haugen, AM Sawka, EK Alexander, KC Bible… - Thyroid, 2017 - liebertpub.com
American Thyroid Association (ATA) leadership asked the ATA Thyroid Nodules and
Differentiated Thyroid Cancer Guidelines Task Force to review, comment on, and make …

Change in diagnostic criteria for noninvasive follicular thyroid neoplasm with papillarylike nuclear features

YE Nikiforov, ZW Baloch, SP Hodak, TJ Giordano… - JAMA …, 2018 - jamanetwork.com
Methods| We reviewed English-language publications through PubMed (January 24, 2018),
using a keyword search for NIFTP. We focused on large patient cohorts with tumors meeting …

Should subcentimeter non-invasive encapsulated, follicular variant of papillary thyroid carcinoma be included in the noninvasive follicular thyroid neoplasm with …

B Xu, N Farhat, JA Barletta, YP Hung, D Biase… - Endocrine, 2018 - Springer
Abstract Objective In 2016, non-invasive, well-circumscribed and encapsulated, follicular
variant of papillary thyroid carcinoma (NI-EFV PTC) was reclassified as noninvasive …

Encapsulated papillary thyroid carcinoma, follicular variant: a misnomer

K Kakudo, Y Bai, Z Liu, T Ozaki - Pathology international, 2012 - Wiley Online Library
Papillary thyroid carcinoma (PTC) has long been diagnosed based on its unique nuclear
features (PTC‐N); however, significant observer discrepancies have been reported in the …