Risk stratification of neck lesions detected sonographically during the follow-up of differentiated thyroid cancer

L Lamartina, G Grani, M Biffoni… - The Journal of …, 2016 - academic.oup.com
Context: The European Thyroid Association (ETA) has classified posttreatment cervical
ultrasound findings in thyroid cancer patients based on their association with disease …

Serial neck ultrasound is more likely to identify false-positive abnormalities than clinically significant disease in low-risk papillary thyroid cancer patients

SP Yang, AM Bach, RM Tuttle, SA Fish - Endocrine Practice, 2015 - Elsevier
ABSTRACT Objective: American Thyroid Association (ATA) low-risk papillary thyroid cancer
(PTC) patients without structural evidence of disease on initial posttreatment evaluation …

Thyroid cancer patients with no evidence of disease: the need for repeat neck ultrasound

G Grani, V Ramundo, R Falcone… - The Journal of …, 2019 - academic.oup.com
Context Ultrasonography (US) is considered the most sensitive tool for imaging persistent or
recurrent papillary thyroid cancer (PTC) in the neck. Objective To clarify the usefulness of …

Frequent screening with serial neck ultrasound is more likely to identify false-positive abnormalities than clinically significant disease in the surveillance of …

S Peiling Yang, AM Bach, RM Tuttle… - The Journal of Clinical …, 2015 - academic.oup.com
Context: American Thyroid Association (ATA) intermediate-risk thyroid cancer patients who
achieve an excellent treatment response demonstrate a low risk of structural disease …

[HTML][HTML] Post-thyroidectomy neck ultrasonography in patients with thyroid cancer and a review of the literature

S Zaheer, A Tan, ES Ang, KSH Loke… - Singapore medical …, 2014 - ncbi.nlm.nih.gov
The importance of routine neck ultrasonography for the detection of unsuspected local or
nodal recurrence of thyroid cancer following thyroidectomy (with or without neck dissection) …

Low or Undetectable Basal Thyroglobulin Levels Obviate the Need for Neck Ultrasound in Differentiated Thyroid Cancer Patients After Total Thyroidectomy and 131I …

FA Verburg, U Mäder, L Giovanella, M Luster… - Thyroid, 2018 - liebertpub.com
Background: Neck ultrasound (NUS) is currently seen as a main component of follow-up of
differentiated thyroid cancer (DTC) and is usually performed regardless of non-stimulated …

Suspicious cervical lymph nodes detected after thyroidectomy for papillary thyroid cancer usually remain stable over years in properly selected patients

E Robenshtok, S Fish, A Bach… - The Journal of …, 2012 - academic.oup.com
Context: The risk of loco-regional recurrence in papillary thyroid cancer (PTC) patients
ranges from 15–30%. However, the clinical significance of small-volume loco-regional …

Diagnostic accuracy of high-resolution neck ultrasonography in the follow-up of differentiated thyroid cancer: a prospective study

AS Alzahrani, H Alsuhaibani, SA Salam, SN Al Sifri… - Endocrine Practice, 2005 - Elsevier
Objective To conduct a prospective study of the diagnostic value of features of cervical
lymph nodes (large size, central location, abnormal shape, cystic changes, calcifications …

The Initial ATA Risk Classification, but Not the AJCC/TNM Stage, Predicts the Persistence or Relapse of Differentiated Thyroid Cancer in Long-Term Surveillance

S Giuliano, M Mirabelli, E Chiefari, V Tocci, A Donnici… - Endocrines, 2022 - mdpi.com
Background: The American Joint Commission on Cancer on Tumor Node Metastasis
(AJCC/TNM) staging system provides adequate information on the risk of differentiated …

Ultrasound criteria of malignancy for cervical lymph nodes in patients followed up for differentiated thyroid cancer

S Leboulleux, E Girard, M Rose… - The Journal of …, 2007 - academic.oup.com
Context: Neck ultrasonography (US) has become a keystone in the follow-up of patients with
differentiated thyroid cancer. Objective: The aim of this study was to determine specificity …