Clinicians have long sought to characterize biological markers of neoplasia as objective
indicators of tumor presence, pathogenicity, and prognosis. Armed with data that correlate …

Context: There is controversy as to whether papillary thyroid microcarcinoma (PTMC)
represents more than one disease entity with different outcomes, requiring different …

Guidelines for the management of thyroid cancer Page 1 CLINICAL ENDOCRINOLOGY
VOLUME 81 SUPPLEMENT 1 JULY 2014 THE CLINICAL JOURNAL OF THE SOCIETY FOR …

Context: The surgical management of papillary thyroid microcarcinoma (PTMC), especially
regarding the necessity of central lymph node dissection, remains controversial. Objective …

Objective: The purpose of this study was to identify the risk factors that predict papillary
thyroid microcarcinoma (PTMC)-related death in a large patient population to determine …

Objective The purposes of this study were to identify risk factors for cervical lymph node
metastasis and to examine the association between BRAF V600E status and clinical …

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

Background Prophylactic central neck dissection (PCND) for papillary thyroid carcinoma
(PTC) is controversial. We compared 3 different approaches to the management of central …

Introduction: Papillary thyroid microcarcinoma (PTMC) is defined as a tumor with a larger
diameter≤ 1 cm and is considered having an indolent course and an excellent prognosis …

Although there have been many studies identifying clinical and pathologic factors that may
predict central lymph node metastases (CLNM) in papillary thyroid microcarcinoma (PTMC) …