The prognostic significance of nodal metastases from papillary thyroid carcinoma can be stratified based on the size and number of metastatic lymph nodes, as well as …

GW Randolph, QY Duh, KS Heller, VA LiVolsi… - Thyroid, 2012 - liebertpub.com
Background: Ultrasound and prophylactic dissections have facilitated identification of small-
volume cervical lymph node (LN) metastases in patients with papillary thyroid carcinoma …

Molecular genetics and diagnosis of thyroid cancer

YE Nikiforov, MN Nikiforova - Nature Reviews Endocrinology, 2011 - nature.com
Thyroid cancer is a common type of endocrine malignancy, and its incidence has been
steadily increasing in many regions of the world. Initiation and progression of thyroid cancer …

Thyroid cancer gender disparity

R Rahbari, L Zhang, E Kebebew - Future Oncology, 2010 - Taylor & Francis
Cancer gender disparity in incidence, disease aggressiveness and prognosis has been
observed in a variety of cancers. Thyroid cancer is one of the fastest growing cancer …

Papillary thyroid microcarcinoma: time to shift from surgery to active surveillance?

S Leboulleux, RM Tuttle, F Pacini… - The lancet Diabetes & …, 2016 - thelancet.com
The incidence of differentiated thyroid cancer is increasing greatly in high-income countries.
Roughly 50% of this increase is attributable to the identification of intrathyroidal papillary …

Three distinctly different kinds of papillary thyroid microcarcinoma should be recognized: our treatment strategies and outcomes

I Sugitani, K Toda, K Yamada, N Yamamoto… - World journal of …, 2010 - Springer
Background Papillary microcarcinoma (PMC) of the thyroid generally follows a benign
clinical course. However, treatment strategies remain controversial. According to our …

BRAF mutation in papillary thyroid cancer and its value in tailoring initial treatment: a systematic review and meta-analysis

RP Tufano, GV Teixeira, J Bishop, KA Carson, M Xing - Medicine, 2012 - journals.lww.com
Clinicians have long sought to characterize biological markers of neoplasia as objective
indicators of tumor presence, pathogenicity, and prognosis. Armed with data that correlate …

BRAF V600E mutation and Its Association with Clinicopathological Features of Papillary Thyroid Cancer: A Meta-Analysis

C Li, KC Lee, EB Schneider… - The Journal of Clinical …, 2012 - academic.oup.com
Background: There is conflicting literature regarding the association of the BRAF V600E
mutation and aggressive clinicopathological features of papillary thyroid cancer (PTC) …

Molecular diagnostics of thyroid tumors

YE Nikiforov - Archives of pathology & laboratory medicine, 2011 - meridian.allenpress.com
Context.—Thyroid cancer is the most common type of endocrine malignancy and its
incidence is steadily increasing. Papillary carcinoma and follicular carcinoma are the most …

Molecular diagnostics and predictors in thyroid cancer

MN Nikiforova, YE Nikiforov - Thyroid, 2009 - liebertpub.com
Background: The accuracy of cancer detection in thyroid nodules by fine-needle aspiration
(FNA) cytology and prognostication of thyroid cancer needs further improvement and can …

Risk and Prognostic Factors for BRAFV600E Mutations in Papillary Thyroid Carcinoma

X Wei, X Wang, J Xiong, C Li, Y Liao… - BioMed Research …, 2022 - Wiley Online Library
Background. Over the past ten years, the incidence rate of papillary thyroid carcinoma (PTC)
worldwide has been increasing rapidly year by year, with the incidence rate increasing 6 …