Clinical factors for choosing active surveillance: an analysis of papillary thyroid microcarcinoma patients with recurrence.

ABSTRACT:

Objective

Active surveillance (AS) has been suggested as a management option for low-risk papillary thyroid microcarcinoma (PTMC). However, the currently proposed selection criteria for AS application do not consider various clinical factors. The purpose of this study was to analyze clinical factors related to recurrence that could be confirmed preoperatively in patients who underwent surgery for PTMC and to identify factors worth considering when deciding whether to apply AS.

Materials and methods

Data were collected from patients with PTMC who underwent surgical treatment at Chungnam National University Hospital. A retrospective cohort was established according to the presence or absence of recurrence during the follow-up period. In total, 2717 patients were enrolled, of w

SUBMITTER: Won HR 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC10762553 | biostudies-literature | 2023 Dec

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature