The past two decades have seen numerous developments in the understanding of the
origins and biology of papillary thyroid carcinoma. Advances in molecular biology …

Controversy continues regarding the optimal management of patients with differentiated
thyroid cancer because no prospective randomized studies evaluating the merits of (1) …

Objectives Extrathyroid extension has been recognized as a prognostic factor in papillary
thyroid carcinoma. In the most recent version of the UICC TNM classification system …

Keratins are a group of proteins that can constitute intermediate fibers. It is a component of
the cytoskeleton and plays an important role in cell protection and structural support. Keratin …

Abstract Background In 2002, the UICC/AJCC TNM classification for papillary thyroid
carcinoma was revised. In this study, we examined the validity of this classification system by …

Purpose In the most recent version of the UICC TNM classification system for thyroid
carcinoma, tumors with minimal extrathyroid extension were classified as T3. In this study …

Tall cell papillary carcinoma (TCPC) and insular carcinoma (IC) are variants of thyroid
carcinoma that are considered to be more aggressive than well differentiated papillary or …

For patients with papillary thyroid carcinoma, lymph node involvement is a common
complication, resulting in node dissection and its resulting morbidity. To determine means of …

Background: Insular carcinoma is a little-known thyroid cancer, characterized by the
presence of well-defined nidi of small uniform cells with frequent areas of tumor necrosis …

Background Although papillary thyroid carcinoma (PTC) generally has an indolent nature,
massive extrathyroid extension (Ex) and clinical lateral node metastasis (N1b) are prominent …