Differentiated thyroid carcinoma originates from thyroid follicular cells and is the most
prominent malignancy of the endocrine organs. There are two histological types of …

Abstract Objective/Hypothesis: The role of central neck dissection (CND) remains
controversial in differentiated thyroid cancer (DTC). Study Design: Systematic review and …

Background: Survival studies in differentiated thyroid carcinoma (DTC) may be biased
because they have been performed in heterogeneous populations. In addition, specific …

Objectives Extrathyroid extension has been recognized as a prognostic factor in papillary
thyroid carcinoma. In the most recent version of the UICC TNM classification system …

Struma ovarii that display extraovarian spread or later recurrence is exceedingly rare.
Among 88 patients with “malignant” struma ovarii followed for prolonged periods, several …

Background Prophylactic central neck dissection (PCND) for papillary thyroid carcinoma
(PTC) is controversial. We compared 3 different approaches to the management of central …

Background Previous studies have shown that lymph node metastasis can be of prognostic
value. In this study, we investigated the clinical significance of node metastasis focusing on …

The recent prevalence of ultrasonography has made it easier to detect lymph node
metastasis in the lateral compartment of patients with thyroid carcinoma. In this study, we …

Objectives To study the clinical and pathological variables predicting lymph node
metastases in patients with well-differentiated thyroid carcinoma and to examine the impact …

Purpose Extrathyroidal extension (ETE) of papillary thyroid carcinoma (PTC) is a risk factor
for tumor recurrence. By TNM Classification (7th edition), differentiated thyroid carcinoma …