The authors review anatomical, clinical characteristics and prevalence of thyroid
microcarcinoma. Diagnostic procedures and risk factors of aggressiveness at diagnosis and …

Cancer is the second most common cause of death in developed countries with
approximately 14 million newly diagnosed individuals and over 6 million cancer‐related …

Background Central lymph node metastasis (CLNM) is common in papillary thyroid
carcinoma (PTC). Prophylactic central lymph node dissection (PCLND) for patients with …

BACKGROUND: In clinically node-negative papillary thyroid microcarcinoma (PTMC), the
frequency of subclinical lymph node metastasis (LNM) in the central cervical compartment …

Purpose To identify the subgroup of high-risk papillary thyroid microcarcinoma (PTMC)
inclined to lymph node metastasis (LNM). Methods Patients who underwent total …

Background Although several factors are thought to predict the occurrence of lymph node
metastases from papillary thyroid microcarcinoma (PTMC), the pattern of nodal metastasis …

Background Papillary thyroid carcinoma (PTC) is one of the most common endocrine
malignancies. It is estimated that papillary thyroid microcarcinoma (PTMC) accounts for up to …

Background The clinical impact of minimal extrathyroidal extension (ETE) in patients with
conventional papillary thyroid microcarcinoma (PTMC) is still controversial. The …

Background: The clinical significance of papillary thyroid microcarcinoma (PTMC) tumors≤
1 cm is widely debated. The objective of this study was to compare conventional papillary …

Methods We retrospectively analyzed 149 consecutive patients with PMC who underwent
surgery at our institution between 2000 and 2005; 49 of them (33% of cases) were treated …