Thyroid cancer epidemiology and prognostic variables

JA Sipos, EL Mazzaferri - Clinical oncology, 2010 - Elsevier
Thyroid cancer comprises a broad spectrum of diseases with variable prognoses. Although
most patients with this disease have excellent overall survival, there are some who do not …

A systematic review and metaanalysis of the effectiveness of radioactive iodine remnant ablation for well-differentiated thyroid cancer

AM Sawka, K Thephamongkhol… - The Journal of …, 2004 - academic.oup.com
Radioactive iodine remnant ablation destroys residual thyroid tissue after surgical resection
of papillary or follicular thyroid cancer. We systematically reviewed 1543 English references …

An updated systematic review and commentary examining the effectiveness of radioactive iodine remnant ablation in well-differentiated thyroid cancer

AM Sawka, JD Brierley, RW Tsang, L Thabane… - … and metabolism clinics …, 2008 - Elsevier
Radioactive iodine remnant ablation (RRA) is used to destroy residual normal thyroid tissue
after complete gross surgical resection of papillary or follicular thyroid cancer. The article …

Are the clinical and pathological features of differentiated thyroid carcinoma really changed over the last 35 years? Study on 4187 patients from a single Italian …

R Elisei, E Molinaro, L Agate, V Bottici… - The Journal of …, 2010 - academic.oup.com
Background: In the last decades, a marked increased prevalence of differentiated thyroid
cancer (DTC) has been observed worldwide. The aim of this study was to evaluate the …

The effectiveness of radioactive iodine for treatment of low-risk thyroid cancer: a systematic analysis of the peer-reviewed literature from 1966 to April 2008

W Sacks, CH Fung, JT Chang, A Waxman… - Thyroid, 2010 - liebertpub.com
Background: Radioactive iodine (RAI) remnant ablation has been used to eliminate normal
thyroid tissue and may also facilitate monitoring for persistent or recurrent thyroid carcinoma …

Lymph node surgery in papillary thyroid carcinoma

E Gemsenjäger, A Perren, B Seifert, G Schüler… - Journal of the American …, 2003 - Elsevier
BACKGROUND: The impact of nodal disease remains controversial in papillary thyroid
carcinoma (PTC). STUDY DESIGN: One surgeon treated 159 unselected patients, who were …

Extrathyroidal extension is not all equal: implications of macroscopic versus microscopic extent in papillary thyroid carcinoma

N Arora, HK Turbendian, T Scognamiglio, PL Wagner… - Surgery, 2008 - Elsevier
BACKGROUND: Extrathyroidal extension (ETE) is a risk factor for recurrence of papillary
thyroid carcinoma (PTC). Although initial data supporting this was based on gross ETE …

Clinical implications of microscopic extrathyroidal extension in patients with papillary thyroid carcinoma

JS Park, JW Chang, L Liu, SN Jung, BS Koo - Oral oncology, 2017 - Elsevier
Background Extrathyroidal extension (ETE) is a poor prognostic factor in papillary thyroid
carcinoma (PTC). However, the impact of the degree of ETE, especially microscopic ETE …

Incidental papillary microcarcinoma of the thyroid—further evidence of a very low malignant potential: a retrospective clinicopathological study with up to 30 years of …

N Neuhold, A Schultheis, M Hermann, G Krotla… - Annals of surgical …, 2011 - Springer
Background Despite the frequent occurrence of papillary microcarcinoma (PMC) of the
thyroid, no consensus on its malignant potential or its treatment exists. The objective of this …

Extrathyroidal extension in well-differentiated thyroid cancer: macroscopic vs microscopic as a predictor of outcome

A Hu, J Clark, RJ Payne, S Eski… - … –Head & Neck …, 2007 - jamanetwork.com
Objective To examine the prognostic difference in well-differentiated thyroid cancer between
macroscopic extrathyroidal extension (ETE), which is appreciated in the operating room, vs …