Indications and strategy for active surveillance of adult low-risk papillary thyroid microcarcinoma: consensus statements from the Japan Association of Endocrine …

I Sugitani, Y Ito, D Takeuchi, H Nakayama, C Masaki… - Thyroid, 2021 - liebertpub.com
Background: The question of how to manage patients with low-risk papillary thyroid
microcarcinoma (PTMC; T1aN0M0) has recently become an important clinical issue. Two …

Association of patient age with progression of low-risk papillary thyroid carcinoma under active surveillance: a systematic review and meta-analysis

A Koshkina, R Fazelzad, I Sugitani… - … –Head & Neck …, 2020 - jamanetwork.com
Importance Active surveillance is sometimes considered as a disease management option
for individuals with small, low-risk papillary thyroid carcinoma. Objective To assess whether …

Ultrasound-guided radiofrequency ablation versus thyroid lobectomy for low-risk papillary thyroid microcarcinoma: a propensity-matched cohort study of 884 patients

L Yan, M Zhang, Q Song, Y Luo - Thyroid, 2021 - liebertpub.com
Background: Thermal ablation (TA) has been applied in patients with low-risk papillary
thyroid microcarcinoma (PTMC) who refuse surgery or active surveillance (AS). Recently, TA …

Active surveillance of papillary thyroid cancer: frequency and time course of the six most common tumor volume kinetic patterns

RM Tuttle, J Fagin, G Minkowitz, R Wong, B Roman… - Thyroid, 2022 - liebertpub.com
Background: The change in size of the papillary thyroid cancer (PTC) nodule during active
surveillance has traditionally been characterized as either stable, increasing, or decreasing …

Long-term outcomes of radiofrequency ablation for unifocal low-risk papillary thyroid microcarcinoma: a large cohort study of 414 patients

L Yan, Y Lan, J Xiao, L Lin, B Jiang, Y Luo - European Radiology, 2021 - Springer
Objectives The purpose of this study was to evaluate the long-term efficacy and safety of
radiofrequency ablation (RFA) for low-risk papillary thyroid microcarcinoma (PTMC) in a …

US predictors of papillary thyroid microcarcinoma progression at active surveillance

JY Lee, J Kim, YK Kim, CY Lee, EK Lee, JH Moon… - Radiology, 2023 - pubs.rsna.org
Background Active surveillance (AS) is an accepted strategy for patients with low-risk
papillary thyroid microcarcinoma (PTMC). While previous studies have evaluated the …

Position paper from the Japan Thyroid Association task force on the management of low-risk papillary thyroid microcarcinoma (T1aN0M0) in adults

K Horiguchi, Y Yoshida, K Iwaku, N Emoto… - Endocrine …, 2021 - jstage.jst.go.jp
The incidence of thyroid carcinoma has been increasing worldwide. This is interpreted as an
increase in the incidental detection of papillary thyroid microcarcinomas (PTMCs). However …

Clinical outcomes of radiofrequency ablation for multifocal papillary thyroid microcarcinoma versus unifocal papillary thyroid microcarcinoma: a propensity-matched …

L Yan, M Zhang, Q Song, F Xie, Y Luo - European Radiology, 2022 - Springer
Objective To investigate and compare the clinical outcomes of radiofrequency ablation
(RFA) for multifocal papillary thyroid microcarcinoma (PTMC) versus unifocal PTMC in a …

Active surveillance of low-risk papillary thyroid microcarcinoma

I Sugitani - Best practice & research Clinical endocrinology & …, 2023 - Elsevier
Recently, the incidence of thyroid carcinoma has been increasing rapidly worldwide. This is
interpreted as an increase in the incidental detection of small papillary thyroid carcinomas …

Tumor volume doubling time in active surveillance of papillary thyroid microcarcinoma: a multicenter cohort study in Korea

M Jin, HI Kim, J Ha, MJ Jeon, WG Kim, DJ Lim, TY Kim… - Thyroid, 2021 - liebertpub.com
Background: Some papillary thyroid microcarcinomas (PTMCs) may progress with tumor
enlargement or development of new lymph node (LN) metastasis during active surveillance …