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

Thyroid cancer in children and adolescents is usually a major concern for physicians,
patients, and parents. Controversies regarding the aggressiveness of the clinical …

BACKGROUND. Papillary thyroid cancers often occur as multiple foci. Multifocal cancers
have been considered to have a poor prognosis because they are thought to be the …

Papillary thyroid microcarcinomas (PTMs) are small tumors (≤ 1 cm of diameter) that belong
to the well-differentiated low-risk carcinomas of the thyroid, which are characterized by …

Papillary thyroid carcinoma, the most common type of differentiated thyroid cancer, is a
heterogeneous collection of histologic variants with distinct biologic behaviors and clinical …

Background Papillary thyroid carcinoma (PTC) represents 70%–75% of well‐differentiated
thyroid cancers. Although most reports have shown that papillary thyroid microcarcinomas …

Differentiated thyroid cancer, which includes papillary and follicular histologies, is a common
malignancy and is increasing in incidence. It carries a favorable prognosis compared to …

Background Presence of lymph node metastases increases the risk of recurrence, but
prophylactic central neck node dissection for patients with micropapillary thyroid cancer …

Context: Papillary thyroid carcinoma (PTC) is frequently multifocal. Independent PTC foci
may occur either from intraglandular metastases from a single dominant tumor or as …