The last decade has seen a renewed interested in a risk-adapted approach to the
management of differentiated thyroid cancer (DTC), in which specific treatment and follow …

Objective: To find out the most predictive staging system for papillary thyroid carcinoma
(PTC) currently available in the literature. Background: Various staging systems or risk group …

Abstract The Japan Associations of Endocrine Surgeons has developed the revised version
of the Clinical Practice Guidelines for Thyroid Tumors. This article describes the guidelines …

Objective To validate the A merican T hyroid A ssociation (ATA) initial risk of recurrence
scheme and the M emorial S loan K ettering C ancer C enter (MSKCC) response to therapy …

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 …

Objective: Prophylactic neck dissection for small papillary carcinoma remains controversial.
Radioiodine ablation is not recommended for tumors less than 10 mm and depends on …

Objective: Differentiated thyroid carcinoma (DTC) generally has a good prognosis. As yet,
however, it is unclear whether life expectancy is reduced in these patients and, if so, to what …

BACKGROUND There is no consensus regarding the comparison of staging classifications.
Recently, numerous staging classifications for thyroid carcinoma have been described. This …

Objective: To assess the long-term efficacy of radiofrequency ablation (RFA) and
percutaneous ethanol (EtOH) injection treatment of local recurrence or focal distant …

Objective To reexamine the age, metastases, extent, and size (AMES) risk criteria for well-
differentiated thyroid cancer with the effect of therapy on outcome. Design Review of patient …