Background Contemporary guidelines for managing PTC advise an approach wherein
primary tumor and regional metastases (RM) are completely resected at first surgery and …

Since its introduction in the'70s and'80s, CND for papillary cancer is here to stay.
Compartment VI should always be explored during surgery for papillary thyroid carcinoma …

Objective To determine whether radioiodine remnant ablation (RRA) reduces cause-specific
mortality (CSM) or tumor recurrence (TR) rate after bilateral lobar resection (BLR). Patients …

Medicine is not a science: it is a cultural product. As such, the way it is practiced and
conceived is much affected by cultural contexts, academic traditions, politics, personal …

In this chapter on childhood papillary thyroid carcinoma (CPTC) the author initially discusses
relevant Mayo Clinic contributions to this literature and then identifies the multiple national …

The role of radioactive iodine (RAI) for remnant ablation in patients with papillary thyroid
carcinoma has been a controversial topic for more than three decades. In our chapter, we …

Therapeutic central compartment neck dissection (CCND) is required for confirmed nodal
metastasis in patients with differentiated thyroid cancer. The need for routine prophylactic …

Objective: To determine the demographical variations and outcomes of patients undergoing
thyroid surgery having a palpable thyroid gland. Study design and setting: Observational …

Objective: To determine the rate of post-thyroid surgery complications in patients with a
palpable thyroid gland. Study design and setting: Cross sectional observational, Department …

Aim & methods: The present pilot study included 50 differentiated thyroid cancer (DTC)
patients (mean age: 45.8±1.8 years, range: 18–73 years) who were followed after surgery …