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 …

In many parts of the world, incidence of papillary thyroid cancer is increasing faster than any
other malignancy. Most papillary thyroid cancers that are diagnosed are small and are …

Background Approximately 15 to 30% of thyroid nodules evaluated by means of fine-needle
aspiration are not clearly benign or malignant. Patients with cytologically indeterminate …

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

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 …

BACKGROUND: Cervical recurrence occurs in up to 30% of patients with differentiated
thyroid carcinoma. We retrospectively compared preoperative transcutaneous …

BACKGROUND: False-positive, false-negative, and indeterminate fine-needle aspiration
(FNA) biopsy results complicate the management of patients with thyroid nodules …

Background and aims Reoperative surgery for thyroid disease is rare. However, it is
sometimes indicated for nodular recurrence after partial surgery for initially benign thyroid …

Background: For thyroid nodules with indeterminate cytology, the Afirma Gene Expression
Classifier (GEC) identified benign nodules to reduce diagnostic surgery, though many …

AIMS: Adequate evaluation and surgical management of cervical lymph node metastasis is
very important in papillary thyroid carcinoma (PTC). The aim of this study was to evaluate the …