BACKGROUND AND PURPOSE: Workup of incidental thyroid nodules detected on CT
imaging could be contributing to the increased diagnosis of small thyroid cancers. The …

Background Over the past several decades, there has been a rapid worldwide increase in
the prevalence of papillary thyroid cancer (PTC) as well as a number of changes in the …

Nowadays the most commonly occurring differentiated thyroid cancer in many countries is a
microcarcinoma in patients older than 45 years, incidentally found during neck ultrasound. In …

Introduction Obesity is a serious health problem worldwide, particularly in developed
countries. It is a risk factor for many diseases, including thyroid cancer. The relationship …

Background The BRAF V600E and telomerase reverse transcriptase (TERT) promoter
mutations have been reported in papillary thyroid carcinoma (PTC). The aim of this …

Background Preoperative diagnosis of central lymph node metastasis (CLNM) poses to be a
challenge in clinical node-negative papillary thyroid microcarcinoma (PTMC). This research …

Objectives Up to 40% of papillary thyroid cancer (PTC) patients have lymph node
metastasis, a condition that implies persistent, recurrent, or progressive disease. However …

Background The aggressiveness of papillary thyroid carcinoma (PTC) was evaluated by
comparing conventional PTC with papillary thyroid microcarcinoma (PTMC). Risk factors …

Objective The purpose of this study was to evaluate the predictability of two-dimensional
shear wave elastography (2D-SWE) for papillary thyroid microcarcinoma (PTMC). Materials …

Background: Thyroid cancer incidence is rising in high-income countries. This increase in
disease burden is attributed to the phenomenon of overdiagnosis. Objective: We aimed to …