Optimal treatment of thyroid cancer is highly dependent on accurate staging of the extent of
disease at presentation. Preoperative ultrasonography (US) is the most sensitive method for …

Objective: The aim of this prospective randomized-controlled trial was to evaluate the
risks/benefits of prophylactic central neck dissection (pCND) in patients with clinically node …

The central compartment is a common site for nodal spread from differentiated thyroid
carcinoma, often occurring in patients without clinical or ultrasonographic (US) evidence of …

Background Papillary thyroid carcinoma has excellent survival, yet recurrence remains a
challenge. We sought to determine the proportion of reoperations performed for persistent …

Simple Summary Surgery is the only curative treatment for medullary thyroid carcinoma
(MTC), but the initial surgical extent is still controversial. We examined whether the …

Background The American Thyroid Association recommended thyroid lobectomy as an
alternative for low-risk differentiated thyroid cancer. One hypothetical benefit includes …

Lymph node metastasis (LNM) in differentiated thyroid cancer (DTC) is usually detected with
preoperative ultrasonography; however, this has limited sensitivity for small metastases, and …

Background The association of tumor size with malignancy in thyroid nodules with
indeterminate cytology (atypia of undetermined significance [AUS]/follicular lesion of …

Active surveillance (AS) can be considered as an alternative to immediate surgery in low-
risk papillary thyroid microcarcinoma (PTMC) without clinically apparent lymph nodes, gross …

Background: Despite the excellent survival of most patients with differentiated thyroid cancer
(DTC), recurrent and persistent disease remain major concerns for physicians and patients …