[HTML][HTML] Minimal extrathyroidal extension is associated with lymph node metastasis in single papillary thyroid microcarcinoma: a retrospective analysis of 814 patients

RY Song, HS Kim, KH Kang - World Journal of Surgical Oncology, 2022 - Springer
Background Extrathyroidal extension (ETE) is considered a major prognostic factor in
papillary thyroid carcinoma (PTC). Patients with gross ETE are at increased risk of …

Age-dependent clinicopathological characteristics of patients with T1b papillary thyroid carcinoma: implications for the possibility of active surveillance

HR Won, E Jeon, DB Heo, JW Chang, M Shong… - Annals of Surgical …, 2023 - Springer
Background Active surveillance (AS) of low-risk T1a papillary thyroid carcinoma (PTC) is
generally accepted as an alternative to immediate surgery. The cut-off in the size criterion for …

[HTML][HTML] Minimal Extrathyroid Extension (mETE) as the Only Risk Factor in Patients with Papillary Thyroid Carcinoma (PC): Its Clinical Impact on Recurrence and …

A Marongiu, S Nuvoli, A De Vito, S Vargiu, A Spanu… - Biomedicines, 2024 - mdpi.com
Minimal extrathyroid extension (mETE) effect on papillary thyroid carcinoma (PC) prognosis
is still debated even more so now that this factor has been removed in the 8th AJCC Edition …

[HTML][HTML] A clinical and molecular pathology prediction model for central lymph node metastasis in cN0 papillary thyroid microcarcinoma

T Ma, L Wang, X Zhang, Y Shi - Frontiers in Endocrinology, 2023 - frontiersin.org
Background The frequency of thyroid cancer has rapidly increased in recent years globally.
Thus, more papillary thyroid microcarcinoma (PTMC) patients are being diagnosed …

Papillary thyroid microcarcinomas: does subtyping predict aggressive clinical behavior?

MA Gubbiotti, V Livolsi, K Montone, Z Baloch - Human Pathology, 2021 - Elsevier
The most common malignant neoplasm affecting the thyroid gland is papillary thyroid
carcinoma (PTC). PTC can demonstrate a number of morphologic variants including, but not …

The impact of microscopic extrathyroidal extension on the clinical outcome of classic subtype papillary thyroid microcarcinoma: a multicenter study

SS Zuhur, H Aggul, U Avci, S Erol, MM Tuna, S Uysal… - Endocrine, 2023 - Springer
Objectives Despite the presumed overdiagnosis of papillary thyroid microcarcinoma (PTMC)
which has resulted in a new trend toward less-extensive surgery and a preference for active …

Patterns of cervical lymph node involvement in mono-focal papillary thyroid carcinoma patients with different capsular status: A multi-center analysis

Q Jin, Y Heng, X Zhu, C Xu, W Cai, L Tao - American Journal of …, 2024 - Elsevier
Objective The characteristics of cervical lymph node involvement in papillary thyroid
carcinoma (PTC) patients with different degree of capsular invasion remains unclear …

Quantitative analysis of contrast-enhanced ultrasound combined with ultrasound in the unifocal papillary thyroid micro-carcinoma

X Zhou, M Zhang, L Jin, X Tang, Q Hu, G Cheng… - Medical Engineering & …, 2022 - Elsevier
Objective To evaluate diagnostic value of ultrasound (US) combined with contrast-enhanced
ultrasound (CEUS) in the invasiveness of unifocal papillary thyroid micro-carcinoma …

[PDF][PDF] Microscopic extrathyroidal extension does not affect the prognosis of patients with papillary thyroid carcinoma: A propensity score matching analysis

K Jiang, D Zhou, D Luo - Heliyon, 2024 - cell.com
Background Extrathyroidal extension (ETE) in papillary thyroid carcinoma (PTC) can be
divided into two categories based on different degrees of invasion: microscopic ETE (micro …

[HTML][HTML] Ultrasound radiomics signature for predicting central lymph node metastasis in clinically node-negative papillary thyroid microcarcinoma

J Liu, J Yu, Y Wei, W Li, J Lu, Y Chen, M Wang - Thyroid Research, 2024 - Springer
Background Whether prophylactic central lymph node dissection is necessary for patients
with clinically node-negative (cN0) papillary thyroid microcarcinoma (PTMC) remains …