In age-matched patients with differentiated carcinoma of the thyroid, the tumor recurred in 32
per cent of those with lymph node metastases and in 14 per cent of those without lymph …

To identify indications for external radiotherapy (EXT) and radioactive iodine (RAI) in
papillary thyroid carcinoma (PTC), we conducted a retrospective study of local and regional …

From 1961 to 1980 at the Lahey Clinic, 309 patients had initial surgical therapy for
differentiated thyroid carcinoma. Review of this experience in comparison with previous …

Background Lateral cervical lymph node metastasis without central lymph node (CLN)
metastasis is not infrequent in papillary thyroid cancer (PTC). This study was designed to …

The management of thyroid cancer presents a continuing controversy in the surgical
literature. 7, 8, 21 The major issues include diagnostic work-up, extent of surgery, and …

Differentiated thyroid cancer is a cancer with a good prognosis but the presence of lymph
node metastases is associated with increased rates of loco-regional recurrence and in some …

The indications for and extent of routine lymph node dissection in patients with papillary
thyroid carcinoma (PTC) are unclear. The aim of this study was to investigate the association …

During the last decade, several analyses of prognostic factors for differentiated thyroid
cancer (DTC) have been reported. Although these studies have established a framework for …

If morbidity during and following thyroid surgery is to be minimized or avoided, and if high
rates of success are to be achieved when restoring normocalcemia in patients with primary …

Thyroid cancer is the most common endocrine malignancy. While there has been no
appreciable increase in the observed mortality of well-differentiated thyroid cancer, there …