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

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

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 …

Background The optimal extent of thyroidectomy for papillary thyroid cancer (PTC) is
controversial. Our objective was to evaluate the effect of total thyroidectomy or partial …

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 …

Background The incidence of papillary thyroid cancer has increased substantially during the
past 15 years, which is likely related to an increased detection of small, nonlethal cancers …

We have analyzed data on a group of 269 patients with papillary thyroid carcinoma followed
on average for 12 years to determine (1) if a prognostic classification scheme can be used to …

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: The optimal extent of thyroidectomy for papillary thyroid cancer (PTC)< 1
cm is controversial. Our aim was to identify the rate and factors predictive of contralateral …

Objective To further understanding of treatment of papillary thyroid carcinoma (PTC). Design
The Surveillance, Epidemiology, and End Results Program database was searched for …