Background: In response to evidence of overdiagnosis and overtreatment of papillary thyroid
carcinoma (PTC), the 2009 and 2015 American Thyroid Association (ATA) adult guidelines …

Appropriate selection of candidates for outpatient thyroidec... : Current Opinion in Endocrinology,
Diabetes and Obesity Appropriate selection of candidates for outpatient thyroidectomy : Current …

Introduction: The 2015 American Thyroid Association (ATA) guidelines recommended
thyroid lobectomy (TL) as an alternative to total thyroidectomy (TT) for the surgical treatment …

Importance The American College of Surgeons (ACS) has advocated for the expansion of
outpatient surgery to conserve limited hospital resources and bed capacity, while …

Introduction Prior studies have demonstrated insurance-based disparities in the treatment of
well-differentiated thyroid cancer. However, it remains unclear whether these disparities …

Introduction Thyroid cancer is the most prevalent endocrine malignancy, with its global
incidence increasing annually in recent years. Papillary carcinoma is the most common …

Background: The incidence of thyroid disease is generally increasing, and it is subject to
major geographic variability, between and within countries. Moreover, the incidence rates …

Background: The 2015 American Thyroid Association (ATA) guidelines shifted
recommendations toward less aggressive management of papillary thyroid cancer (PTC) …

Background Lymph node metastasis (LNM) is prevalent in papillary thyroid microcarcinoma
(PTMC) and is essential when determining tumor stage and prognosis. Positive lateral LNM …

Purpose The current tumor, node, metastasis (TNM) system uses an age of 55 years as a
threshold for differentiated thyroid cancer (DTC). The aim of our study was to explore the …