Background: This systematic review and meta-analysis collected data for evaluating the
effect of surgical extent on overall survival (OS) and recurrence-free survival (RFS) in …

Abstract Background The 2015 American Thyroid Association (ATA) guidelines called for
consideration of thyroid lobectomy (TL) as an acceptable surgical treatment for small and …

Background In patients with papillary thyroid carcinoma (PTC), the role of total thyroidectomy
(TT) versus that of thyroid lobectomy (TL) has been controversial. Methods This retrospective …

Background Total thyroidectomy (TT) is recommended by guidelines for intermediate-risk
papillary thyroid carcinoma (PTC) but its survival advantage over lobectomy has not been …

Importance Surgical treatment of patients with papillary thyroid cancer (PTC) by either
lobectomy or total thyroidectomy (TT) has long been a topic of debate, especially for patients …

Background: The extent of surgery for papillary thyroid cancers (PTC) remains controversial.
Consensus guidelines have recommended total thyroidectomy for PTC≥ 1 cm; however, no …

Background Thyroid lobectomy (TL) has been proposed as definitive surgical treatment for
papillary thyroid cancers (PTC) up to 4 cm. This study evaluates the use and …

Background The extent of surgery for low-risk papillary thyroid cancer (PTC) has been the
subject of debate among experts for decades. Objective In this paper, we aimed to …

Objective: To examine the association between the extent of surgery and overall survival in
a large contemporary cohort of patients with papillary thyroid cancer (PTC). Background …

Background: Current guidelines allow lobectomy as treatment for 1–4 cm papillary thyroid
carcinomas (PTCs), as previous studies reported no clear survival advantages for total …