Background Multifocal papillary thyroid carcinoma (MPTC) has been reported in literature in
18–87% of cases. This paper aims to review controversies in the molecular pathogenesis …

BACKGROUND: In papillary thyroid microcarcinoma (PTMC), regional lymph node
metastasis (LNM) is associated with a increased locoregional recurrence rate. Yet …

Aims: The objectives of this study were to compare long-term outcomes after total
thyroidectomy (TT) or thyroid lobectomy (LT) in a large cohort of patients with papillary …

Context: Papillary thyroid microcarcinoma (PTMC) is an indolent neoplasia, often
asymptomatic and discovered incidentally. Some PTMCs, however, exhibit a more …

Objective: Many patients undergoing thyroidectomy for papillary thyroid carcinoma (PTC)
have subclinical nodal disease at the time of surgery. Prophylactic bilateral central neck …

Background Because there is a controversy regarding the management of papillary thyroid
microcarcinoma, the purpose of this study was to compare lobectomy with total …

Background: Thyroid cancer incidence rates are increasing in many developed countries
while mortality rates remain stable. International evidence shows that the increase in …

BACKGROUND Bilaterality is common in papillary thyroid cancer (PTC), but its clinical and
prognostic implications are still controversial, and it remains unclear whether its behavior is …

Background The majority of differentiated thyroid cancer tends to present with limited
locoregional disease, leading to excellent long-term survival after operative treatment. Even …

Background Minimal extrathyroid extension (mETE) in patients with differentiated thyroid
cancer (DTC) was defined as an intermediate risk feature in the 2015 American Thyroid …