Background The surgical management of papillary thyroid microcarcinoma (PTMC),
especially regarding the necessity of central lymph node dissection (CLND), remains …

An association between the BRAFV600E mutation and the clinicopathological progression
of papillary thyroid microcarcinoma (PTMC) has been suggested. We aimed to summarize …

Background Papillary thyroid carcinoma (PTC) is one of the most common endocrine
malignancies. It is estimated that papillary thyroid microcarcinoma (PTMC) accounts for up to …

Background A decade after nearly all surgical disciplines developed minimally invasive
techniques, the first report of a single case of minimally invasive thyroidectomy was …

Background The treatment of papillary thyroid microcarcinoma (PTMC) patients is
controversial, as PTMC is often found incidentally and its prognosis is quite good. Because …

Background We examined the clinicopathologic features of papillary thyroid
microcarcinomas (PTMCs) measuring≤ 7 mm and compared them with those of PTMCs> 7 …

BACKGROUND: The optimal extent of thyroidectomy for papillary thyroid cancer (PTC)< 1
cm is controversial. Our aim was to identify the rate and factors predictive of contralateral …

Eur J Clin Invest 2012; 42 (6): 657–664 Abstract Background There is debate concerning the
clinical significance of papillary thyroid microcarcinoma (PTMC), and therefore, the rise in …

1) Department of Surgery, Yonsei University College of Medicine, Seoul, Korea 2)
Department of General Surgery, Umraniye Education and Research Hospital, Istanbul …

Objective. To identify the risk factors for cervical lymph node metastasis (CLNM) and the
feasibility of prophylactic central lymph node dissection. Methods. The characteristics of …