Background: Prospective trials of active surveillance for asymptomatic papillary
microcarcinoma (T1aN0M0) since the 1990s have shown progression rates of only 5–10 …

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 Prospective trials of active surveillance (AS) have shown low rates of
progression in low-risk papillary thyroid microcarcinoma (PTMC; T1aN0M0). However, the …

Background This study evaluates the safety and efficacy of active surveillance for low-risk
papillary thyroid carcinoma. Methods MEDLINE, EMBASE, and PubMed were searched from …

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: 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 2015 American Thyroid Association thyroid cancer management
guidelines endorse an active surveillance management approach as an alternative to …

Objective: The dramatic increase in papillary thyroid carcinoma (PTC) is primarily a result of
early diagnosis of small cancers. Active surveillance is a promising management strategy for …

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

We are witnessing a rapid worldwide increase in the incidence of papillary thyroid
carcinoma (PTC) in the last thirty years. Extensive implementation of cancer screening and …