Background Although recurrence and death can occur in patients with papillary thyroid
cancer (PTC) several years after being diagnosed, the necessary duration of follow-up for …

Objective The incidence of papillary thyroid carcinoma (PTC) has increased in recent years
and its treatment remains controversial. The objective of this study is to identify …

Background Multicentric papillary thyroid carcinoma (PTC) is not unusual in patients with
PTC. However, its clinical features concerning cancer recurrence and mortality are not well …

Background: The prognostic implications of the diagnosis of a papillary thyroid carcinoma
(PTC) with tall-cell features are unknown. Methods: All PTC patients identified between 1985 …

BACKGROUND: Several factors have been proven to be useful for classifying patients with
papillary thyroid carcinoma (PTC) into either low-or high-risk groups. However, the relative …

1) Department of Surgery, Kuma Hospital, Kobe 650-0011, Japan 2) Department of Internal
Medicine, Kuma Hospital, Kobe 650-0011, Japan abstract. It is well-known that papillary …

BACKGROUND Different scoring systems currently are being used to stratify patients with
differentiated thyroid carcinoma (DTC) into risk groups. DTC is usually subdivided into …

Context: Papillary thyroid microcarcinoma (PTMC) usually has an excellent prognosis.
Objective: To evaluate the three-dimensional structures of PTMCs, using serial neck …

Objectives: Identification of the prognostic factors relevant for long-term survival in
differentiated thyroid cancer in a homogenously treated patient cohort in order to allow a …

This study was to investigate the clinical features and therapeutic outcomes of multifocal
papillary thyroid microcarcinoma (PTMC). A total of 2,418 papillary thyroid carcinoma (PTC) …