Papillary thyroid microcarcinoma: time to shift from surgery to active surveillance?

S Leboulleux, RM Tuttle, F Pacini… - The lancet Diabetes & …, 2016 - thelancet.com
The incidence of differentiated thyroid cancer is increasing greatly in high-income countries.
Roughly 50% of this increase is attributable to the identification of intrathyroidal papillary …

Thyroid papillary microcarcinoma: a descriptive and meta-analysis study

E Roti, EC degli Uberti, M Bondanelli… - European Journal of …, 2008 - academic.oup.com
The authors review anatomical, clinical characteristics and prevalence of thyroid
microcarcinoma. Diagnostic procedures and risk factors of aggressiveness at diagnosis and …

[PDF][PDF] Guidelines for the management of thyroid cancer.

P Perros, K Boelaert, S Colley, C Evans… - Clinical …, 2014 - thyroidcancercanada.org
BTA_Guidelines_for_the_Management_of_Thyroid Cancer_E Page 1 CLINICAL
ENDOCRINOLOGY VOLUME 81 SUPPLEMENT 1 JULY 2014 THE CLINICAL JOURNAL OF …

Three distinctly different kinds of papillary thyroid microcarcinoma should be recognized: our treatment strategies and outcomes

I Sugitani, K Toda, K Yamada, N Yamamoto… - World journal of …, 2010 - Springer
Background Papillary microcarcinoma (PMC) of the thyroid generally follows a benign
clinical course. However, treatment strategies remain controversial. According to our …

Papillary thyroid microcarcinoma: a study of 900 cases observed in a 60-year period

ID Hay, ME Hutchinson, T Gonzalez-Losada, B McIver… - Surgery, 2008 - Elsevier
BACKGROUND: The study aims were to characterize patients with papillary thyroid
microcarcinoma (PTM) and to describe post-surgical outcome. METHODS: Nine hundred …

Prognostic factors affecting neck lymph node recurrence and distant metastasis in papillary microcarcinoma of the thyroid: results of a study in 445 patients

G Mercante, A Frasoldati, C Pedroni, D Formisano… - Thyroid, 2009 - liebertpub.com
Background: The management of thyroid papillary microcarcinoma (PMC) is controversial.
Total thyroidectomy, thyroid lobectomy/isthmectomy, and even no treatment have been …

Papillary microcarcinoma

S Noguchi, H Yamashita, S Uchino, S Watanabe - World journal of surgery, 2008 - Springer
Background Papillary microcarcinoma (PMC) is increasing in incidence because of
diagnosis by ultrasound-guided fine-needle aspiration cytology. Methods Between January …

The effectiveness of radioactive iodine for treatment of low-risk thyroid cancer: a systematic analysis of the peer-reviewed literature from 1966 to April 2008

W Sacks, CH Fung, JT Chang, A Waxman… - Thyroid, 2010 - liebertpub.com
Background: Radioactive iodine (RAI) remnant ablation has been used to eliminate normal
thyroid tissue and may also facilitate monitoring for persistent or recurrent thyroid carcinoma …

Papillary thyroid microcarcinoma: extrathyroidal extension, lymph node metastases, and risk factors for recurrence in a high prevalence of goiter area

CP Lombardi, R Bellantone, C De Crea… - World journal of …, 2010 - Springer
Background Although papillary thyroid microcarcinoma (PTMC) is diagnosed with
increasing frequency, the best therapeutic option and follow-up protocol have not been …

A therapeutic strategy for incidentally detected papillary microcarcinoma of the thyroid

Y Ito, A Miyauchi - Nature clinical practice Endocrinology & metabolism, 2007 - nature.com
Papillary microcarcinoma of the thyroid (PMCT) is defined as papillary carcinoma measuring
1.0 cm or less. PCMT are frequently detected by ultrasonographic screening and …