Is conservative treatment always safe in unifocal clinically T1a/node‐negative papillary thyroid carcinoma?
Although most PTMC has been widely defined as indolent disease, a non-negligible rate of patients may present one or more biologically aggressive features including nodal involvement. Nonsurgical management should be considered with caution to avoid undertreatment especially in the younger population.
Authors
- Marco Raffaelli (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-1259-2491)
- Luca Sessa (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-9894-4792)
- Priscilla Francesca Procopio (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-1916-8335)
- Annamaria Martullo
- Esther Diana Rossi (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-3819-4229)
- Gloria Santoro
- Francesca Prioli
- Francesco Pennestrì (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-0865-700X)
- Carmela De Crea (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-7303-9657)
- Antonio Laurino (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-3344-4279)
- Pierpaolo Gallucci (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-7000-538X)
- Alfredo Pontecorvi (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-0570-6865)
Institutions
- Università Cattolica del Sacro Cuore (IT)
- Agostino Gemelli University Polyclinic (IT)
- Saint Camillus International University of Health and Medical Sciences (IT)
- Fondazione Istituto G. Giglio di Cefalù (IT)
- Istituti di Ricovero e Cura a Carattere Scientifico (IT)
Publication Details
- Journal
- World Journal of Surgery
- Published
- 2024-12-04
- DOI
- https://doi.org/10.1002/wjs.12440
- Citations
- 2
- Primary Topic
- Thyroid Cancer Diagnosis and Treatment
- Type
- article
- Field-Weighted Citation Impact
- 0.72
Funders
- Ministero della Salute