Objectives In this study, we compared the cost-effectiveness comparison of the active
surveillance (AS) and early surgery (ES) approaches for papillary thyroid microcarcinoma …

Active surveillance (AS) for low-risk papillary thyroid microcarcinoma (PTMC) has been
accepted worldwide as safe and effective. Despite the growing acceptance of AS in the …

Background We aimed to study the validity of six published ultrasound criteria for risk
stratification of thyroid nodules in the former severely iodine deficient population of Austria …

Background: The noninvasive subtype of encapsulated follicular variant of papillary thyroid
carcinoma (eFVPTC) has been reclassified as noninvasive follicular thyroid neoplasm with …

Objectives (1) To find strategies to improve diagnostic performance of ultrasound-guided
biopsy of intermediate and high suspicion thyroid nodules with macrocalcifications.(2) To …

Background: The concept of a dynamic risk-stratification scheme has been suggested for
individualized management of patients with papillary thyroid carcinoma (PTC). However …

The current 7th TNM staging stratifies N1b papillary thyroid cancer (PTC) patients without
distant metastasis into either stage I or stage IV merely by an age threshold (45 years). To …

İt is known that there is a relationship between some diseases and blood groups. The
objective of our study is to investigate how often ABO and Rh blood groups are seen in …

Background The predictive factors for lateral neck lymph node metastasis (LLNM) in
papillary thyroid microcarcinoma (PTMC) remain undetermined. This study investigated the …

Overdiagnosis of papillary thyroid microcarcinoma (PTMC) is prevalent, and effective
management of PTMC is an important matter. The high incidence and low mortality rate of …