Background Lymph node metastasis (LNM) has been a significant predictor for local
recurrence and distant metastasis in papillary thyroid carcinoma (PTC). However, the clinical …

Background As many inconsistent reports on the clinical manifestations and prognosis
between unilateral unifocal PTC (UUPTC) and unilateral multifocal PTC (UMPTC) …

Background Bilateral lesions are common in papillary thyroid carcinoma (PTC). For patients
with unilateral PTC, occult carcinoma that is not detected preoperatively, but pathologically …

Objective Papillary thyroid cancer (PTC) is the most common endocrine malignancy with a
steadily increasing incidence. Researches have reported that tumor multifocality occurs in …

Introduction: Recent guidelines of the American Thyroid Association (ATA) suggest that a
lobectomy may be sufficient to treat low-to intermediate-risk patients with thyroid tumors≤ 40 …

Thyroidectomy or hemithyroidectomy may be performed as treatment for papillary thyroid
microcarcinoma (PTMC). However, in cases of bilateral PTMCs, only thyroidectomies should …

Background Lymph node metastasis (LNM) often occurs in clinical lymph node negative
(cN0) papillary thyroid microcarcinoma (PTMC). The risk factors for LNM, especially for high …

A retrospective review of 626 patients with multifocal papillary thyroid carcinoma (PTC)
including 147 patients (23.5%) with multifocal papillary thyroid microcarcinoma (PTMC) from …

METHODS: The usefulness of miR-451 expression as a prognostic marker for diagnosis of
PTC malignancies was evaluated by Receiver Operating Curve (ROC). We reported that …

The aim of this study was to investigate the factors related to large-volume central cervical
lymph node metastasis (LNM) in papillary thyroid carcinoma. A retrospective study of 340 …