Long‐term outcomes of active surveillance for low‐risk papillary thyroid carcinoma: Progression patterns and tumor calcification
Progression during AS was extremely rare in older patients with long-term surveillance and in tumors with rim calcification. It may be feasible to consider ending scheduled surveillance visits for these patients. Instances of progression halting after enlargement are not uncommon.
Authors
- Marie Saitou (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-7466-3566)
- Masaomi Sen (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-6419-7645)
- Takeshi Abe (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-1515-8340)
- Kazuhisa Toda
- Ryo Ito (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0009-0008-0791-4127)
- Iwao Sugitani (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-5560-0706)
- Mami Matsui
- Hiroko Kazusaka
- Ryuta Nagaoka
Institutions
- The Cancer Institute Hospital (JP)
- Nippon Medical School (JP)
Publication Details
- Journal
- World Journal of Surgery
- Published
- 2024-11-26
- DOI
- https://doi.org/10.1002/wjs.12417
- Citations
- 6
- Primary Topic
- Thyroid Cancer Diagnosis and Treatment
- Type
- article
- Field-Weighted Citation Impact
- 2.15
Funders
- Japan Society for the Promotion of Science