Extent of Surgery Affects Survival for Papillary Thyroid Cancer

• DOI: 10.1097/sla.0b013e31814697d9
• Publication Date: 2007-08-20T07:01:18Z
• Authors: Karl Y. Bilimoria; David J. Bentrem; Clifford Y. Ko; Andrew K. Stewart; David P. Winchester; Mark S. Talamonti; Cord Sturgeon
• Keywords: Adult; Aged, 80 and over; Male; Adolescent; Middle Aged; Prognosis; Carcinoma, Papillary; 3. Good health; Survival Rate; 03 medical and health sciences; Treatment Outcome; 0302 clinical medicine; Risk Factors; Thyroidectomy; Humans; Female; Thyroid Neoplasms; Neoplasm Recurrence, Local; Aged; Neoplasm Staging

The extent of surgery for papillary thyroid cancers (PTC) remains controversial. Consensus guidelines have recommended total thyroidectomy PTC > or =1 cm; however, no study has supported this recommendation based on a survival advantage. objective was to examine whether the affects outcomes and determine size threshold could be identified above which is associated with improved outcomes.