The indolent nature and favorable outcomes associated with papillary thyroid
microcarcinoma have prompted numerous prospective studies on active surveillance (AS) …

Background Active surveillance (AS) has been introduced as a management strategy for low-
risk papillary thyroid carcinoma (PTC) due to its typically indolent nature. Despite this, the …

Background Identifying risk factors for adverse pathologic features in low-risk papillary
thyroid microcarcinoma (PTMC) can provide valuable insights into the necessity of surgical …

Backgrounds The reliable ultrasound (US) measurements of papillary thyroid
microcarcinoma (PTMC) are very important during active surveillance. This prospective …

Background: Image-guided thermal ablation has been applied in patients with papillary
thyroid microcarcinoma (PTMC) who refuse surgery or active surveillance. However …

Thyroid cancer is the most common endocrine malignancy with a rapidly increasing
incidence in recent years, resulting in a large number of living survivors [1, 2]. Over the past …

Background Korea has one of the highest rates of thyroid cancer in the world, with 37,242
new cases expected in 2024. 1 The Korean Thyroid Association (KTA) agreed that clinical …

We appreciate the interest of Dr Ziwen Liu and colleagues from China in our article on
surgical outcomes between immediate operation (IOP) and delayed operation (DOP) after …

The overdiagnosis and overtreatment of patients with lowrisk papillary thyroid
microcarcinoma (PTMC) led to the initiation of active surveillance studies in many …

The primary objective of initial treatment for thyroid cancer is minimizing treatment-related
side effects and unnecessary interventions while improving patients' overall and disease …