Background: Sex dimorphism strongly impacts tumor biology, with most cancers having a
male predominance. Uniquely, thyroid cancer (TC) is the only nonreproductive cancer with …

Thyroid carcinoma is rare among human malignancies (! 1%) but is the most frequent
endocrine cancer, accounting for about 5% of thyroid nodules (1). The latter are very …

Background: Thyroid nodules are a common clinical problem, and differentiated thyroid
cancer is becoming increasingly prevalent. Since the publication of the American Thyroid …

Background: A risk-adapted approach to management of thyroid cancer requires risk
estimates that change over time based on response to therapy and the course of the …

THYROID NODULES are a common clinical problem. Epidemiologic studies have shown
the prevalence of palpable thyroid nodules to be approximately 5% in women and 1% in …

Papillary and follicular (differentiated) thyroid carcinomas are among the most curable
cancers. However, some patients are at high risk for recurrent disease or even death. Most …

Thyroid carcinomas are fairly uncommon and include disease types that range from indolent
localised papillary carcinomas to the fulminant and lethal anaplastic disease. Several …

Background. Multivariate analyses in papillary thyroid carcinoma (PTC) have shown that
age, tumor size, local invasion and distant metastasis are independent predictive variables …

Answer questions and earn CME/CNE Thyroid cancer exists in several forms. Differentiated
thyroid cancers include those with papillary and follicular histologies. These tumors exist …

Background: The extent of surgery for papillary thyroid cancers (PTC) remains controversial.
Consensus guidelines have recommended total thyroidectomy for PTC≥ 1 cm; however, no …