Papillary and follicular (differentiated) thyroid carcinomas are among the most curable
cancers. However, some patients are at high risk for recurrent disease or even death. Most …

Thyroid carcinomas are fairly uncommon and include disease types that range from indolent
localised papillary carcinomas to the fulminant and lethal anaplastic disease. Several …

Thyroid cancer is one of the few malignancies that are increasing in incidence. Recent
advances have improved our understanding of its pathogenesis; these include the …

In many parts of the world, incidence of papillary thyroid cancer is increasing faster than any
other malignancy. Most papillary thyroid cancers that are diagnosed are small and are …

There are 5 main histological types of thyroid cancers (TCs): papillary, follicular (also known
as differentiated), poorly differentiated, anaplastic (the most aggressive form), and medullary …

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 …

Background Although multifocality is often observed in papillary thyroid carcinoma (PTC),
the associations with clinicopathologic factors and the prognostic value are still …

Background Central lymph node metastasis (CLNM) is common in papillary thyroid
carcinoma (PTC). Prophylactic central lymph node dissection (PCLND) for patients with …

Background Cervical lymph node metastasis in differentiated thyroid carcinoma has mostly
been found to have little relationship to prognosis. However, some studies report nodal …

Objective To summarize the definitions of and management recommendations for low-risk
thyroid cancer made by the American and European Thyroid Associations and synthesize …