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 …

[HTML][HTML] Multifocality as a prognostic factor in thyroid cancer: a meta-analysis

KR Joseph, S Edirimanne, GD Eslick - International Journal of Surgery, 2018 - Elsevier
Background Thyroid cancer is one of the most common endocrine cancers whose incidence
has been steadily increasing. Previous studies have suggested that multifocality in thyroid …

Lymph node metastasis prediction of papillary thyroid carcinoma based on transfer learning radiomics

J Yu, Y Deng, T Liu, J Zhou, X Jia, T Xiao… - Nature …, 2020 - nature.com
Non-invasive assessment of the risk of lymph node metastasis (LNM) in patients with
papillary thyroid carcinoma (PTC) is of great value for the treatment option selection. The …

American Thyroid Association statement on preoperative imaging for thyroid cancer surgery

MW Yeh, AJ Bauer, VA Bernet, RL Ferris, LA Loevner… - Thyroid, 2015 - liebertpub.com
Background: The success of surgery for thyroid cancer hinges on thorough and accurate
preoperative imaging, which enables complete clearance of the primary tumor and affected …

Nomogram based on shear-wave elastography radiomics can improve preoperative cervical lymph node staging for papillary thyroid carcinoma

M Jiang, C Li, S Tang, W Lv, A Yi, B Wang, S Yu, X Cui… - Thyroid, 2020 - liebertpub.com
Background: Accurate preoperative prediction of cervical lymph node (LN) metastasis in
patients with papillary thyroid carcinoma (PTC) provides a basis for surgical decision …

Should multifocality be an indication for completion thyroidectomy in papillary thyroid carcinoma?

V Harries, LY Wang, M McGill, B Xu, RM Tuttle… - Surgery, 2020 - Elsevier
Background Multifocality in papillary thyroid carcinoma is common. The aim of this study is to
determine whether patients with multifocal disease, treated with lobectomy alone, have an …

Risk factors for central compartment lymph node metastasis in papillary thyroid microcarcinoma: a meta‐analysis

N Qu, L Zhang, Q Ji, J Chen, Y Zhu… - World journal of …, 2015 - Wiley Online Library
Background The surgical management of papillary thyroid microcarcinoma (PTMC),
especially regarding the necessity of central lymph node dissection (CLND), remains …

The incidence and risk factors for central lymph node metastasis in cN0 papillary thyroid microcarcinoma: a meta-analysis

LS Liu, J Liang, JH Li, X Liu, L Jiang, JX Long… - European Archives of …, 2017 - Springer
Although there have been many studies identifying clinical and pathologic factors that may
predict central lymph node metastases (CLNM) in papillary thyroid microcarcinoma (PTMC) …

Clinical analysis of cervical lymph node metastasis risk factors in patients with papillary thyroid microcarcinoma

Y Luo, Y Zhao, K Chen, J Shen, J Shi, S Lu… - Journal of …, 2019 - Springer
Purpose Lymph node metastasis (LNM) is a vital prognosis factor in patients with papillary
thyroid microcarcinoma (PTMC). The study tried to identify clinicopathological factors for …

Long-term prognosis of unilateral and multifocal papillary thyroid microcarcinoma after unilateral lobectomy versus total thyroidectomy

YW Jeon, HG Gwak, ST Lim, J Schneider… - Annals of surgical …, 2019 - Springer
Background Multifocal papillary thyroid microcarcinoma (PTMC) has been associated with
poor outcomes; however, we often encounter pathologically confirmed unilateral multifocal …