Over the past several decades, the approach to the diagnosis and management of patients
with follicular cell‐derived thyroid cancer has evolved based on improved classification of …

Introduction Over the past years, the incidence of thyroid cancer has surged not only in
Germany but also in other countries of the Western hemisphere. This surge was first and …

Background Although multifocality is often observed in papillary thyroid carcinoma (PTC),
the associations with clinicopathologic factors and the prognostic value are still …

Background: Follicular variant of papillary thyroid carcinoma (FV-PTC) has been
increasingly diagnosed in recent years. However, little is known about its clinical behavior …

Background Tumor multifocality is frequently observed in papillary thyroid carcinoma (PTC),
but its prognostic value is controversial. We investigated the prognostic significance of …

Background Multifocal papillary thyroid carcinoma (MPTC) has been reported in literature in
18–87% of cases. This paper aims to review controversies in the molecular pathogenesis …

BACKGROUND Bilaterality is common in papillary thyroid cancer (PTC), but its clinical and
prognostic implications are still controversial, and it remains unclear whether its behavior is …

Background: About 5% of nonmedullary thyroid cancers (NMTCs) are familial. Most patients
with a family history of thyroid cancer do not meet the definition of familial NMTC (FNMTC; …

Background The optimal resection extent for papillary thyroid microcarcinoma (PTMC)
remains controversial. The objective of the study was to investigate risk factors of bilateral …

Objective: To evaluate the risk factors of central lymph node metastasis of papillary thyroid
microcarcinoma. Method: Published articles about papillary thyroid microcarcinoma were …