The ret/PTC oncogene is unique to papillary thyroid cancer. Three forms of this oncogene,
formed by translocation of three different genes to the tyrosine kinase domain of the ret …

Background Cervical lymph node metastases are very common in papillary thyroid cancer
(PTC), and typically spread in a predictable stepwise fashion in clinical practice. However …

DIFFERENTIATED thyroid carcinoma (papillary and follicular) is usually an indolent cancer,
but it may be aggressive, especially in patients more than 50 yr old. In those with more …

Between 1965 and 1988 there were 2953 patients with papillary carcinoma treated at
Noguchi Thyroid Clinic. Among them 761 patients were excluded because the primary tumor …

Objectives: To determine whether (1) frozen-section (FS) evaluation of follicular and Hürthle
cell thyroid neoplasms (FHCNs) is accurate,(2) FS aids in intraoperative decision-making …

The aim of this study was to develop evidence-based recommendations for determining the
surgical extent in patients with locally invasive differentiated thyroid cancer (DTC). Locally …

There is considerable controversy regarding the treatment of patients with cervical
metastases from differentiated thyroid cancer. Most have papillary carcinoma and the main …

Objective To describe the nature and extent of lateral neck node metastases from papillary
thyroid cancer in relation to presenting physical examination and staging radiologic studies …

After thyroid dysfunction and neck pain, the discovery of an apparent structural abnormality
of the thyroid gland is the most common reason for a patient to seek the expertise of a …

Objective We assessed the association between thyroid autoimmunity and thyroid cancer in
a retrospective series of unselected thyroid nodules submitted to fine-needle aspiration …