Papillary thyroid microcarcinoma
Review Article Total thyroidectomy versus lobectomy for recurrence and complications of papillary thyroid microcarcinoma: a meta-analysis
... Abstract: Background: Surgical extent (Total thyroidectomy VS lobectomy) in papillary thyroid microcarcinoma (PTMC) remains controversial. The objective of this meta-analysis is to summarize ...
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Original Article The clinical evaluation of the relationship between papillary thyroid microcarcinoma and Hashimoto’s thyroiditis
... Abstract: To evaluate the clinical relationship between papillary thyroid microcarcinoma (PTMC) and Hashimoto’s thyroiditis (HT). A total number of 168 patients with histologically confirmed PTMC ...
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Original Article Relationships between clinicopathological prognostic factors in papillary thyroid microcarcinoma: a refined analysis based on 428 cases
... for papillary thyroid microcarcinoma (PTMC) is still debatable, as the tumor characteristics which indicate a high risk of metastasis are little ...invasion, thyroid capsule invasion, ...
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Original Article Effects of total tumor diameter on the metastatic number of lymph node in papillary thyroid microcarcinoma
... Papillary thyroid microcarcinoma (PTMC) is de- fined as papillary thyroid carcinoma measur- ing less or equal ...for thyroid specimens ...
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Comparison of the prevalence of incidental and non incidental papillary thyroid microcarcinoma during 2008–2016: a single center experience
... lymph node and local invasion, as well as distant metas- tases, has occurred. The World Health Organization (WHO) defines these tumors as a papillary thyroid microcarcinoma (PTMC) [6]. PTMCs account ...
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The clinical prognosis of patients with cN0 papillary thyroid microcarcinoma by central neck dissection
... Despite the majority of papillary thyroid microcarcinoma (PTMC) patients having benign clinical courses, metas- tases to the lymph nodes are common. A report from Mayo Clinic showed that one third of ...
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Non-invasive diagnosis of papillary thyroid microcarcinoma: a NMR-based metabolomics approach
... Papillary thyroid microcarcinoma (PTMC) is a subtype of papillary thyroid carcinoma (PTC). Because its diameter is less than 10 mm, diagnosing it accurately is difficult with ...
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Original Article The analysis of clinicopathologic predictors of lymph node metastasis and postoperative recurrence in patients with papillary thyroid microcarcinoma from Guangdong Province, China-a multicenter retrospective study
... Abstract: Purpose: Currently the extent of lymph node dissection (LND) for papillary thyroid microcarcinoma (PTMC) remains controversial. The present study aims to investigate the clinicopathologic ...
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Risk prediction and clinical model building for lymph node metastasis in papillary thyroid microcarcinoma
... of papillary thyroid microcarcinoma (PTMC), especially regarding the necessity of central/lateral lymph node dissection, remains ...classical papillary histology, larger tumor size, ...
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The relationship between the BRAFV600E mutation in papillary thyroid microcarcinoma and clinicopathologic factors
... of thyroid ultrasound has led to the increased detec- tion of non-palpable thyroid ...nodules. Papillary thyroid carcinoma (PTC) is the most common type of endocrine malignancy followed by ...
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Original Article Risk factors for predicting central lymph node metastasis in papillary thyroid microcarcinoma
... in papillary thyroid microcarcinoma ...the thyroid lobe was associated with a higher risk of ...the thyroid lobe and capsule invasion that can be identi- fied preoperatively or ...
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Which papillary thyroid microcarcinoma should be treated as “true cancer” and which as “precancer”?
... Background: Papillary thyroid microcarcinoma (PTMC) generally is a cancer with excellent prognosis, but the term “ cancer ” sounds severe and harsh, which can elicit emotional and physical responses ...
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A scoring system is an effective tool for predicting central lymph node metastasis in papillary thyroid microcarcinoma: a case control study
... to the use of ultrasonography (US) and US-guided fine- needle aspiration cytology (FNAC), the number of patients with PTMC has been increasing. Although PTMC is usu- ally associated with a favorable prognosis, regional ...
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Diagnostic value of two-dimensional shear wave elastography in papillary thyroid microcarcinoma
... The patient was positioned on his or her back with the neck slightly extended over a pillow. After US examination, the transducer was switched to SWE mode. The probe was applied as lightly as possible to the lesion to ...
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Total thyroidectomy may be more reasonable as initial surgery in unilateral multifocal papillary thyroid microcarcinoma: a single center experience
... as thyroid function test (including thyroglobulin ...was thyroid carcinoma, we defined it as recurrence and recommended completion reoperation at the same ...
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Impact of Clinicopathologic Factors on Subclinical Central Lymph Node Metastasis in Papillary Thyroid Microcarcinoma
... We carried out retrospective chart review of all patients treated at our institution for total thyroidectomy with cen- tral lymph node dissection. Various clinicopathologic prog- nostic factors described in literature ...
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No considerable changes in papillary thyroid microcarcinoma characteristics over a 30 year time period
... Thirteen of 335 (3.9 %) patients had persistent disease at the end of the follow up. The mean age at diagnosis of these patients was 55.3 ± 14.2 (range 37–81) years and seven of them were men. Four of them presented with ...
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A favorable tumor size to define papillary thyroid microcarcinoma: an analysis of 1176 consecutive cases
... Additionally, to verify the rationality of the cut-off point, all the patients were divided into two groups according to the tumor size using the cut-off point (Group A and Group B), as shown in Table 2. Of these ...
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Impact of tumor size on subclinical central lymph node metastasis in papillary thyroid microcarcinoma depends on age
... of thyroid cancer, especially of small tumors measuring ≤ 1 cm, has been rapidly increasing, due primarily to advances in ultrasonography and fine needle aspiration cytology of the thyroid ...most ...
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<p>Clinicopathological characteristics and recurrence risk of papillary thyroid microcarcinoma in the elderly</p>
... We retrospectively reviewed the medical records of all con- secutive PTMC patients who underwent initial thyroid surgery at our center from January 2012 to January 2015. Patients aged <18 years (n=2), lateral ...
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