Abstract Learning Objectives After completing this course, the reader will be able to:
Describe the investigations used for a solitary thyroid nodule. Explain the importance of …

In endocrine malignancies (thyroid carcinoma, parathyroid carcinoma, adrenocortical
carcinoma, malignant pheochromocytoma) surgery is currently the treatment of choice, in …

BACKGROUND: The prognostic role of lymph node metastases in well-differentiated thyroid
carcinoma remains controversial. We investigated impact of lymph node involvement on …

OBJECTIVE. The purpose of this prospective study was to evaluate the overall performance
of sonography for staging papillary thyroid carcinoma. SUBJECTS AND METHODS. Ninety …

Background: While there is consensus that significant extrathyroidal extension (ETE)(T4)
should upstage a patient with well-differentiated thyroid cancer, the importance of minimal …

Background Differentiated thyroid cancer (DTC) is among the most curable cancers. We
evaluated the prognoses of patients with DTC from an iodine‐deficient area. Materials and …

Background This study was designed to evaluate the performance of ultrasonography (US)
for the preoperative staging of papillary thyroid carcinoma (PTC) in a large series according …

Data are limited regarding the association between tumor lymphovascular invasion and
survival for patients with papillary thyroid cancer (PTC). This study sought to examine …

Purpose. To determine the relationship between Hashimoto's thyroiditis (HT) and all stages
of papillary thyroid carcinoma (PTC) with or without local lymph node metastasis (LNM) …

Thyroid cancer (TC) is the most common type of endocrine malignancy in humans, and its
relative incidence has increased continuously in recent years. However, the primary …