Background Papillary thyroid carcinoma is frequently multifocal. We investigated whether
noncontiguous tumor foci arise from intraglandular metastases from a single primary tumor …

Background Although papillary thyroid carcinoma (PTC) often presents as multifocal or
bilateral tumors, but whether multifocality or bilaterality is associated with disease …

Well under 15% of differentiated thyroid carcinoma (DTC) is diagnosed at≤ 18 years of age.
The population is heterogenous and the differences between prepubertal children and …

Total (or near-total) thyroidectomy (TT) is considered by many as the most adequate
treatment for papillary thyroid carcinoma (PTC). In patients who have undergone lobectomy …

Background: Papillary thyroid cancer (PTC) is the most common thyroid malignancy, with a
strong predilection for lymph node metastasis, most commonly to the central neck …

Although there have been many studies identifying clinical and pathologic factors that may
predict central lymph node metastases (CLNM) in papillary thyroid microcarcinoma (PTMC) …

Current treatment strategies for pediatric patients with nonmedullary, well-differentiated
thyroid carcinoma (WDTC) are derived from single-institution clinical cohorts, reports of …

Background The purpose of the present study was to evaluate the clinicopathologic factors
and ultrasound (US) features predictive of central lymph node metastasis (LNM) in patients …

Objectives Papillary thyroid carcinomas frequently occur as two or more separate foci within
the thyroid gland (18%-87%). However, those multifocal tumors are easy to be undetected …

Background Multifocal papillary thyroid microcarcinoma (PTMC) has been associated with
poor outcomes; however, we often encounter pathologically confirmed unilateral multifocal …